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Sinus Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

What are paranasal sinuses

A

Mucosa-lined air filled cavities in cranial bones that surround the nasal cavity

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2
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What are the 3 parts of the Pharynx

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Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

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3
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What does the Pharynx do

A

Connects the nasal cavity to the larynx

Connects the oral cavity to esophagus

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4
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Nasopharynx

A

Passageway for air

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5
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Oropharynx

A

Passageway for food and air

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6
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Laryngopharynx

A

Passageway for food and air

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7
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What is also called the voicebox

A

Larynx

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8
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What does the larynx connect

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The pharynx to the trachea

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9
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What are the 3 functions of the Larynx

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Provides an open airway
Routes air and food into proper channels
Produces the voice with the vocal folds

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10
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What are the 3 paranasal sinuses

A

Frontal, Maxillary, Sphenoid, Ethmoid

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11
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What secrets mucus in the paranasal sinuses

A

ciliated epithelium

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12
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What is the largest of the paranasal sinuses

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Maxillary

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13
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What is hypoplasia

A

incomplete or underdeveloped

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14
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What is the drainage pathway of the maxillary sinus

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1) Maxillary ostium
2) Ethmoidal infundibulum
3) Middle Meatus
4) Nasal Cavity
5) Nasopharynx

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15
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What is the most complex and has variable drainage pathway of the paranasal sinus

A

Frontal Sinus

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16
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Drainage pathway of the frontal sinus

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1) If the uncinate is attached: drains directly into the middle meatus
2) If unicate is not attached: it drains into the infundibulum then the middle meatus

17
Q

What does pneumatic mean

A

The development of air cells or cavities

18
Q

What sinus is highly variable in configuration

A

Sphenoid

19
Q

What is the drainage pathway of the sphenoid sinus

A

Sphenoethmodial recess into the superior meatus

20
Q

What sinus is formed of multiple thin-walled cavities

A

Ethmoid Sinus

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