The Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Air Sinuses Flashcards
what kind of epithelium forms the respiratory mucosa which lines most of the nasal cavity?
pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium
the roof of the nasal cavity is lined by?
olfactory mucosa
which cranial nerve innervates the olfactory mucosa?
olfactory nerve (CN I)
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what is the name given to the space above the superior concha?
sphenoethmoidal recess.
what sinus opens into the spheno-ethmoid recess?
sphenoid sinus
what opens into the superior meatus?
posterior ethmoid air cells
which structures open into the middle meatus?
- maxillary sinus
- frontal sinus
- anterior ethmoidal air cells
- middle ethmoidal air cells
what opens into the inferior meatus?
nasolacrimal duct
the floor of which sinus is often indented by tooth sockets?
maxillary sinus
which nerve innervates the frontal air sinus?
opthalamic (V1)
which nerve innervates the maxillary air sinus?
maxillary V2
which nerves innervate the sphenoid air sinus?
opthalamic (V1) and maxillary (V2)
