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Anatomy- Nasal cavities and Paranasal sinuses Flashcards

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what is the function of the nasal cavity

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patent conduit for air to get to nasopharynx
filtres air of particulates (vibrissae= small hairs)
humidifies air (glands, goblet cells)
warms inspired air (blood)
sense of smell (olfactory epithelium- CN 1)

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what cranial nerve for sense of smell

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1- olfactory nerve

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what is the ala

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wing of the nose

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what is the root of the nose

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below the brow ride (monobrow)

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what separates the nostrils

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septum

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what makes up the skeletal parts of the bone

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base of nose made from nasal bones

nasal and ala cartilage make up the rest

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what in the nose does the frontal bone and maxilla bone make

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the nasal processes (when face developing)

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where are the nasal bones

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inbetween the frontal and maxilla bones

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what forms the medial aspect of the orbit

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the ethmoid bone

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what bone makes up the boney part of the septum

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perpendicular plates of the ethmoid bone and the vomer

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what in nose does the ethmoid bone form

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parts of the roof, lateral walls and septum of nasal cavity

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where in the ethmoid bone does the olfactory nerve sit

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in the central part (the cribiform plate)

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where do you find dura in the ethmoid bone

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in the crista galli

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what makes up the paranasal sinuses

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air cells in the lateral portions of the ethmoid bone

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where in the ethmoid bone is the nasal cavity

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between the middle concha, superior concha and the perpendicular plate

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what bone forms the upper palate

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maxilla

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is the superior concha nigger/small than the middle and inferior concha

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concha get bigger as you go down: superior smallest, inferior biggest

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what is in the sphenoid sinus

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were pituitary sits in sella turcica

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what spilts the left and right nasal cavities

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the vomer

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what fractures can disrupt the cribiform plate of the ethmoid

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le fort II and III (both have ethmoid involvement) and basillar skull fractures

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what is anosmia

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loss of smell

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what are the complications of a fracture disrupting the cribiform plate

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anosmia
facilitate the spread of infection
(basillar can cause CSF rhinorrhoea)

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what is a le fort I fracture

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floating palate- maxilla, vomer and palatine involved

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what lines the nasal vestibule (chamber under ala/ nostrils)

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stratified squamous epithelium (keratonised to non keratinised)

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what lines the nasal cavity
inferior and medial concha= respiratory epithelium (pseudostratified columnar epithlium with goblet cells) superior concha= olfactory epithelium (bipolar olfactory cells)
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what is olfaction
sense of smell
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what is the olfactory pathway
receptor cells in olfactory epithelium pass up through cribiform plate (like hairs of a toothbrush) synapse with olfactory bulb (ganglion) neurones pass along olfactory tract to temporal lobe and olfactory areas
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what cranial nerves dont go to the brainstem
1 and 2
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what is the innervation of the nasal cavity
somatic sensory top half (tip of nose to superior sinus)= V1 (ophthalmic division of trigeminal) = anterior ethmoidal nerve lower half (area sided by vomer and inferior sinus) = V2 (maxillary division)= nasopalatine nerve
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what is the anterior ethmoid nerve and where does it go
is a branch of the nasociliary nerve, a branch of CN V1 passes through the anterior ethmoidal foramen
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what is the nasopalatine nerve and where does it go
branch of CN V2 | passes through the sphenopalatine foramen
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what do the anterior ethmoid and nasopalatine nerves sense
temp, pain and touch
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what is the blood supply to the face and nose
originates from internal and external carotids internal carotid gives: opthalamic (supplies orbit) ophthalmic gives anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries external carotid gives: maxillary artery (temporal branch), facial artery (under chin- goes to medial aspect of orbit) maxillary artery gives sphenopalatine and greater palatine ateries from facial artery comes superior labial artery, lateral nasal and septal branches
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what is kiesselsbacks area
site where anastomisis occurs between arterial contributions located anteroinferiorly on nasal septum
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what is epitaxis
a nose bleed
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where do nose bleeds usually originate from
kiessebachs area (input from high pressure arteries)
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what feeds into kiesselbachs area
Anterior and posterior ethmoidal are branches of the ophthalmic (ICA) which travel through the air cells Sphenopalatine artery passes through the sphenopalatine foramen gives off a descending palatine which goes towards the greater palatine artery Superior labial artery gives off the septal branch Lateral nasal artery comes off the facial artery
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what are the parts of the lateral nasal wall
``` sphenoethmoidal recess superior nasal concha (ethmoid bone) superior meatus middle nasal concha (ethmoid bone) middle meatus inferior nasal concha (own bone) inferior meatus ```
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what is a meatus
spaces below each concha
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what is the path of a nasogastric tube
past septum (watch for epitaxis) past inferior nasal concha (pain from V2) over hard palate and past soft palate past The opening of the eustachian/auditory/ pharyngotympanic tube (from the middle ear) in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx when reach pharynx will need anaesthetic do stop gagging oropharynx laryngopharynx oesophagus
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what are turbinates
e.g. nasal conchae | cause turbulent airflow through the nasal cavity increasing the opportunity for humidifying, warming and filtering
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what can impact nasal air flow
engorgement of the nasal mucosa
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what causes nasal engorgement
``` erectile tissue (anteriovenous) (swelling of the mucosa) one side will be engorged for 1-5 hours then switch to other side ```
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what are the paranasal sinuses
``` open spaces within bone in the nasal cavity: -frontal sinuses -ethmoidal air cells -maxillary sinuses -maxillary sinuses -sphenoid sinuses ```
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what lines each paranasal sinus
respiratory epithelium (cilliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with goblet cells)
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what does the maxillary (para)sinus form
floor of orbit and lateral wall of nose and upper dental arch
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where does the sphenoid sinus drain to
sphenoethmoidal recess
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where do the posterior ethmoid air cells drain to
superior meatus
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where do the frontal and maxillary sinuses and anterior ethmoidal air cells drain to
semilunar hiatus of the middle meatus (created by the curvature of the ethmiodal bulla)
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where do the middle ethmoidal air cells drain to
ethmoidal bulla
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where does the nasal lacrimal duct drain to
inferior meatus
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what is below the superior meatus
the posterior ethmoidal air cells
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where is the ethmoidal bulla
in the middle meatus
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where does lacrimal fluid drain into the nose
the nasolacrimal duct which drains to the inferior meatus
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what is sinusitis
inflammation of the mucosa in 1 or more of the paranasal sinuses can be acute, sub chronic or chronic
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where do the cilia waft mucous towards
the ostia
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what cause sinusitis
Viral URTI can cause swelling of mucosa, reducing diameter of ostia (where mucous is swept towards) Sinuses can become filled with infected mucous and pressure builds
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when can sinusitis cause spread of infection to which nerve
if there is a break in the medial wall of the orbit then infection in sinuses can spread to optic nerve
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where in sinusitis can pain be referred to
the teeth
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what sinus is predisposed to infection and why
Maxillary sinus is predisposed to infection Ostium of maxillary sinus is location superior in relation to its cavity (drains into middle meatus) Cilia must work against gravity
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what is an oro-antral fistula
communication between maxillary sinus and tooth socket
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what are the complications of an oro-antral fistula
(usually caused by tooth extraction) tooth infection can case sinus infections sinus infections can present as tooth ache due to referred pain

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