Velopharyngeal-Nasal

Question 1

What is above the nasal cavity?

Answer 1

Olfactory receptors

Question 2

What does the nasal cavity include?

Answer 2

Nasal septum and nasal conchae which makes it complicated

Question 3

What does a complicated nasal cavity do?

Answer 3

Warms and moistens the inspired air

Question 4

What is nasal cavity covered with?

Answer 4

Warm and moist mucosa

Question 5

Oral cavity is much simpler than nasal cavity. So what can it not do and what is the result?

Answer 5

The air through the oral cavity cannot become warm or moist which burdens the lungs

Question 6

Complex nasal cavity can be?

Answer 6

Both beneficial and harmful

Question 7

What is the front part of the nasal septum composed of?

Answer 7

Cartilage

Question 8

What is the back part in the nasal septum composed of?

Answer 8

Bone

Question 9

What do paranasal sinuses do?

Answer 9

Reduce the weight of ones head and enable good nasal voice

Question 10

Maxillary sinus among the paranasal sinuses is most likely to have inflammation. What is this called?

Answer 10

Maxillary sinusitis

Question 11

What would happen if the bottom of the maxillary sinus is connected to the nasal cavity?

Answer 11

It would not have been prone to inflammation

Question 12

4 sinuses open into nasal cavity. What are they?

Answer 12

Maxillary sinus
Frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Sphenoidal sinus

Question 13

The maxillary sinus’ top is connected to the nasal cavity therefore

Answer 13

Pounding secretion easily results in inflammation

Question 14

What happens to dust that enters the nasal cavity?

Answer 14

It becomes stuck to the nasal secretion which is swallowed together with saliva. The secretion and dust do not cause any problem in the digestive tract so there is no need to worry

Question 15

The pharynx can be divided into three parts. What are they?

Answer 15

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

Question 16

How can we view the three parts of the pharynx

Answer 16

Oropharynx can be seen when one’s mouth is opened widely, but a special mirror is needed to see the nasopharynx and laryngopharynx

Question 17

Where is the tonsil?

Answer 17

Between the oral cavity and the oropharynx and gets bigger when inflammation occurs (tonsillitis)

Question 18

How does tonsillitis occur?

Answer 18

The tonsil eats the infectious viri that come to the pharynx

Question 19

What is the auditory tube

Answer 19

Tube connecting the nasopharynx with the middle ear

Question 20

Riding the airplane the decrease in atmospheric pressure causes what?

Answer 20

Causes tympanic membrane to protrude outward making ear uncomfortable

Question 21

What does the auditory tube do?

Answer 21

Links lateral wall of nasopharynx to ear and opens during swallowing and yawning

Question 22

How can you fix the problem of popped ears

Answer 22

Swallow saliva or yawn to open the auditory tube