👃🏼 Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is the fancy word for sense of smell?
A
Olfaction
2
Q
What is a runny nose called?
A
Rhinorrhea
3
Q
What is a nose bleed called?
A
Epistasis
90% are anterior bleeds, there s also posterior bleeds which go down pharynx
4
Q
Which nerve is for olfaction?
A
1: olfactory nerve, breaks into left and right bulbs that sit on the cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone, cilia hairs stick through into olfactory epithelium
5
Q
What are the symptoms of sinusitis?
A
Pain/pressure
Obstruction
Discharge
Smell altered
Acute= <4 weeks
Chronic= >12 weeks