The Nose Flashcards
What structure separates the halves of the Nasal Cavity?
Nasal Septum
Openings of the nose
Anteriorly: Nostrils
Posteriorly: Into Nasopharynx through Choanae
Parts of External Structure of Nose
Bony Part
Cartilaginous Part
Components of Bony Part of Nose
Frontal Bone
Nasal Bone
Maxillary Bone
Components of Cartilaginous Part of Nose
Lateral Cartilage
Greater Alar Cartilage
Lesser Alar Cartilage
What is the Ethmoid Bone?
Unpaired Central Bone involved in formation of Orbit, Nasal Cavity, Nasal Septum and Floor of Anterior Cranial Fossa
Structure of Ethmoid Bone
Superiorly: Horizontal Cribiform Plate
Central: Median Perpendicular Plate
Medial Part of Lateral Wall: Ethmoidal Labyrinth
Lateral Part of Lateral Wall: Orbital Plate
What forms the Ethmoidal Labyrinth?
Conchae
Nasal Septum
Superior Parts
Perpendicular Plate of Ethmoid
Nasal Septum
Inferior and Posterior Parts
Vomer
Nasal Septum
Inferior and Anterior Parts
Septal Cartilage
What are the structures of the Lateral Wall of the Nose?
Vestibule of Nose
Atrium of Middle Meatus
Nasal Conchae and Meatuses
Lateral Wall: Vestibule
What is the Vestibule?
Region above nostril with skin and hairs
Lateral Wall: Vestibule
What limits the Vestibule?
Limen Nasi - Curved ridge above and behind Vestibule
Lateral Wall
What is the Atrium?
Depressed area above Vestibule and anterior to Middle Meatus
Lateral Wall: Nasal Conchae and Meatuses
Location
Behind Vestibule and Atrium
Lateral Wall: Nasal Conchae
What are Nasal Conchae?
Bony Elevations
Lateral Wall: Nasal Conchae
Names of Nasal Conchae
Superior Nasal Concha
Middle Nasal Concha
Inferior Nasal Concha
Lateral Wall: Nasal Meatuses
What is a Nasal Meatus?
Passage Inferior to each Concha
Lateral Wall: Nasal Meatuses
Names of Nasal Meatuses
Superior Meatus
Middle Meatus
Inferior Meatus
Lateral Wall: Nasal Meatuses
What is the Superior Meatus?
Short passage below Superior Concha
Lateral Wall: Nasal Meatuses
Superior Meatus receives the …
posterior ethmoidal air sinus
Lateral Wall: Nasal Meatuses
What is the Sphenoethmoidal Recess?
Space above Superior Concha
Receives opening of Sphenoidal Air Sinus