Session 9 - Respiratory System Flashcards
What divides the nasal cavity into two?
Nasal septum
What is the nasal septum?
A structure that divides the nasal cavity into two when viewed from the front. It is composed of a cartilaginous anterior and a bony posterior.
What are the nasal conchae?
Three curved bones shelves projecting medially and downwards from the lateral wall of each side of the nasal cavity. They are the inferior, middle and superior nasal concha.
What is the function of the nasal conchae?
They are responsible for guiding air from the external environment into the nasal cavity and to the posterior of it.
They are responsible for warming the air as it enters through the nasal cavity.
They have cilia hair on them to trap dust and microbes in the air that you breath
What is a meatus?
The space below a concha where air flows through. We have a superior, middle and inferior meatus. Pl. meatuses
What are air sinuses?
Paired cavities in the bones of the skull surrounding the nasal cavity.
what is the name of the bone that forms the posterior part of the nasal septum?
ethmoid bone
Name the air sinuses
- maxillary air sinuses
- ethmoidal air sinuses
- frontal air sinuses
- sphenoidal air sinuses
where are the maxillary air sinuses located?
in the maxilla below the orbit
where do the maxillary air sinuses open?
into the middle meatuses
where are the ethmoidal air sinuses located?
between the lateral wall of the nose and the medial wall of the orbit
where do the ethmoidal sinuses open?
into the superior and middle meatuses
where is the frontal air sinus located?
in the frontal bone above the orbit
Where does the frontal air sinus open?
its duct opens into the middle meatus
where is the sphenoidal air sinus located?
behind the nasal cavity in the body of the sphenoid bone
where does the sphenoidal air sinus open into?
a recess above the superior meatus called the sphenoethmoidal recess
Name the three parts of pharynx
- nasopharynx
- oropharynx
- laryngopharynx
where is the nasopharynx located?
it is attached to the base of skull and is located behind the posterior nasal opening
which tubes open into the nasopharynx?
pharyngo-tympanic tubes
Where are the adenoids located?
in the posterior wall of nasopharynx
where are the palatine tonsils located?
oropharynx