Upper Respiratory Anatomy Flashcards
What is the philtrum
Central groove between nostrils
1) Dorsal lateral nasal cartilage
2) Nasal septum
3) Lateral accessory nasal cartilage
1) Dorsal lateral nasal cartilage
2) Ventral lateral nasal cartilage
3) Nasal septum
4) Lateral accessory nasal cartilage
What kind of nostrils do carnivores have?
Planum nasal
What kind of nostril do pigs have?
Planum rostal (snout)
What kind of nostrils do bulls have?
Planum nasolabial (fused nasal planum with upper lip)
What are the boundaries of the nasal cavity?
Dorsal: nasal and frontal bones
Ventral: Palatine and maxillary bones
Rostral: Nostrils and incisive bone
Caudal: Choanae and ethmoid bone
Lateral: Maxillary bone
What is the choanae and what structues form it?
Caudal opening of nasal cavity than leads to nasopharynx
Formed by caudal end of hard palate, vomer, and nasal septum
1) Roof of nasopahrynx
2) Choana
3) Nasal septum - vomer bone
4) Soft palate
What makes up the nasal septum?
Rostral 2/3 is cartilage
Caudal 1/3 is bone (perpendicular portion of ethmoid bone)
What is the nasal vestibule? And what structures are located here
Entrance of nasal cavity
Alar fold, nasolacrimal duct opening, incisive duct opening
1) Nasal opening of incisive duct
2) Nasal opening of nasolacrimal duct
3) Alar fold
4) Nasal vestibule
What are the nasal concha and turbinates and from where do they originate
Thin scrolls of bone originating from nasal, maxillary, and ethmoid bones covered with respiratory mucosa
What is the function of nasal conchae and turbinates
Humidify and warm inhaled air
Filter air
Location of smell receptors`
1) Alar fold
2) Ventral nasal concha
3) Dorsal nasal concha
4) Ethmoid turbinates
Concha species differences
LA’s have middle nasal conchae that is related to ethmoid turbinates and it is large in bovine
1) ventral nasal conchae
2) dorsal nasal conchae
3) middle nasal conchae
4) ethmoid turbinates
1) Ventral nasal meatus
2) Middle nasal meatus
3) Dorsal nasal meatus
What is a nasal meatus and clinical significance
Space between bone conchae and nasal septum
Ventral nasal meatus is where a nasogastric tube is placed
1) Dorsal nasal meatus
2) dorsal nasal concha
3) middle nasal meatus
4) common nasal meatus
5) ventral nasal meatus
What is the vomeronasal organ and what does it do?
Paired auxiliary olfactory sense organ located in the soft tissue of
the nasal septum, above the hard palate.
Sensory neurons that detect organic compounds, such as
pheromones.
Triggers the Flehmen response and helps with Intra-species communication.
Vomeronasal organ