The Bones and Cartilage of the Nose Flashcards
1
Q
with which bone do the nasal bones articulate superiorly at the nasion?
A
frontal bone
2
Q
label this
A
3
Q
label the bones and cartilage forming the lateral wall of the nasal cavity
A
4
Q
state which structures form the roof of the nose, from anterior to posterior
A
- the nasal bones
- part of the frontal bone.
- ethmoid bone (cribiform plate)
- body of sphenoid bone.
5
Q
which structures form the floor of the nasal cavity?
A
- palatine processes of the maxillae.
- palatine bones which forms the hard palate.
6
Q
which two bones form the nasal septum?
A
vomer
perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
7
Q
label this
A
8
Q
what structure lies anterior to the vomer and perpendiculr plate of the ethmoid bone and completes the nasal septum?
A
septal cartilage
9
Q
what passes though the cribiform plate of he ethmoid bone?
A
olfactory nerve fibres (CN I).
10
Q
what attaches to the crista galli of the ethmoid bone?
A
falx cerebri (sheet of dura mater)
11
Q
what bone forms the superior and middle conchae?
A
ethmoid
