FINALS: Nose Flashcards
The external nose is attached to the forehead by
Nasal bridge or root
Nose is made up of
External nose
Nasal cavity
External nose is bounded by the _____ medially
Nasal septum
External nose is bounded by _____ laterally
Ala
Superior portion of the external framework of nose
Nasal bone
Frontal process of maxilla
Nasal part of frontal bone
Inferior portion of the external framework of nose
Plates or hyaline cartilages
Septal cartilage
Upper nasal cartilage
Lower nasal cartilage
Nasal cavity
Infront:
Behind:
Infront of nostrils
Behind choanae
Divides the nasal cavity into right and left halves
Nasal septum
Each half of the nasal cavity consists of
Floor
Roof
Lateral wall
Medial wall
Floor is formed by : 2
Palatine process of maxilla
Horizontal plate of palatine bone
Roof formed by : 4
Body of sphenoid
Nasal bone and nasal cartilages
Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone
Frontal bone
Located on the roof of the nasal cavity
Contains olfactory bulb and nerve to provide sense of smell
Olfactory membrane
Projections on the lateral wall : 3
Superior middle inferior conchae
Spaces below each conchae
Meatus
Superior to the superior concha
Receives: sphenoidal sinus
Sphenoethmoidal recess
Inf to sup conchae
Receives: posterior ethmoidal sinus
Superior meatus
Inf to middle conchae
Middle meatus
A curved cleft below the Bulla
Leads to: maxillary sinus
Hiatus semilunaris
Funnel shaped channel
Receives: frontal and ant ethmoidal sinus
Infundibulum
Openings in the middle meatus
Hiatus semilunaris
Infundibulum
Openngs in the middle meatus leads to what sinuses 3
Frontal
Ant ethmoidal
Maxillary
Inf to inf conchae
Receives: opening of nasolacrimal
Inferior meatus
An osteocartilaginous partition
Medial wall or nasal septum
Medial wall is composed of : 3
Sup: vertical plate of ethmoid
Post: vomer
Ant: septal cartilage