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What is the purpose of the nasal cavities?

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warm and humidify air breathed in

provide for sense of smell

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What are the 3 nasal cavities?

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nasal vestibule- flared, hair follicles
respiratory region- largest art with conchae
olfactory region- superior with smell receptors

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What are the boundaries of the nasal cavity?

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lateral wall
medial wall = nasal septum
Floor- hard palate of oral cavity
Roof

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What bones are in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

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1 Nasal bone (lateral and alar cartilage)
2 maxilla
3 lacrimal bone
4 ethmoid (conchae)
5 inferior nasal concha
6 perpendicular plate of palatine one
7 medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone

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What is the medial wall of the nasal cavity?

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1 perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
2 vomer
3 septal cartilage

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What is the floor of the nasal cavity?

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1 anterior 2/3r of maxilla

2. posterior 1/3 of palatine

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What is the roof of the nasal cavity?

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1 lateral nasal cartialge 
2 nasal bone
3 frontal bone
4 cribiform plate of ethmoid bone
5 body of sphenoid bone
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What are the 6 openings of the nasal cavity?

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  1. orbit= nasolacrimal duct
  2. nasopharynx= choanae
  3. paranasal sinus = meatal openings
  4. anterior cranial fossa = cribifrorm plate and foramen cecum with olfactory
  5. trygopalatine fossa = sphenopalatine foramen
  6. oral cavity = incisive canal (4 front teeth)
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What are the 4 paranasal sinuses?

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  1. maxillary sinus = w/in body of maxilla beneath orbit
  2. ethnonidal sinus = w/in each ethmoid bone
    - anterior ethnoidal air cells
    - middle ethomidal air cells
    - posterior ethmoidal air cells
  3. frontal sinus = within frontal bone, bilaterally
  4. sphenoidal sinus = within sphenoid bone, separate into right and left halves by midline septum
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What are the 4 openings into meati?

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  1. sphenoethmoidal recess- above superior concha for sphenoidal sinus
  2. superior meatus- beneath superior concha for posterio ethmoidal air cells
  3. middle meatus- beneath middle concha with hiatus semilunaris and ethnoidak bulla
  4. inferior meatus- orifice of nasolacrimal duct
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What is drains into the haitus semilunaris in the middle meatus?

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1 frontal sinus- from frontonasal duct to infundibulum

2 anterior ethmoidal air cells

  1. maxillary sinus- very close to sinus roof
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What drains into the ethmoidal bulla?

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middle ethmoidal air cells

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What is the blood supply of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

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1 antiorior and posterior ethmoidal arteries ( branch of ophthalmic a)

2 lateral nasal branches (branch of facial a)

3 sphenopalatine artery (branch of maxillary)

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What is the blood supply of the medial (septal) wall?

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1 anterior and posterior ethmoidal artery

2 superior lavial artery (branch of facial)

3 sphenopalatine branches (with nasopalatine nerve through incivive canal)

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What is the blood supply of kiesselbachs area?

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anastomoses between anterior ethmoidal, sphenopalatine, superior labial branches of anteiror septum

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What is the most common site for nosebleedsdue to trauma, infection, dry air, or hypertension?

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Kiesselbach’s area

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What is the nerve supply for the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

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1 Anterior ethmoidal nerve- from V1 sensory

2 branches from pterygopalatine ganglion

  • sensory from V2
  • parasympathetic (secretomotor) from CN 7 (from greater petrosal)
  • sympathetic (vasoconstriction)
  1. olfacotry nerves
    - smell CN1
  2. nerve of pterygoid canal
    - greater petrosal (parasympathetics, CN7)
    - deep petrosal (sympathetics, cartoid plexus)
    - autonomic innervation to pterygopalatine ganglion) ONLY PARASMPATHICS synpase there
    - autonomics innervate nasal and oral mucosa by following maxillary V2 from ganglion to glands
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What nerves supply the medial septal wall?

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1 Anterior ethmoidal nerve- anterior superior area of septum

2 olfactory nerve- smell, roof of nasal cavity)

3 nasopalatine n - accompanies sphenopalatine artery through incisive canal

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What synapses at the pterygopalatine ganglion?

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parasympathetics only

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What nerve and artery travel together through the incisive canal?

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nasopalatine n and sphenopalatine a

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What causes a painful tooth ache?

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maxillary sinus infection

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What does the pterygopalatine ganglion hang off of?

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maxillary V2

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What is the roof of the pterygopalatine fossa?

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foramen rotundum

  • connects middle cranial fossa with PPF
  • V2 runs through foramen
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What is the left lateral wall of the PPF?

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pterygomaxillary fissure

  • lateral opening where maxillary artery enters from infratemporal fossa
  • becomes sphenopalatine atery
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What is the medial wall (right) of the PPF?
sphenopalatine foramen - medial opening between PPF and nasal cavity - sphenopalatine artery, lateral nasal n, nasopalatine n go through
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What is the anterior (front) wall of the PPF?
inferior orbital fissure - V2 becomes infraorbital nerve - passes anteriorly from PPF to orbit
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What is the posterior wall (behind) of the PPF?
Pterygoid canal - nerve and artery of pterygoid canal come through - carry secretomotor and sympathetic fibers
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What is the floor of the PPF?
palatine canal - greater and lesser palatine nn and descending palatine artery come through - pharyngeal n sensory to nasopharynx
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What makes up the nerve of the pterygoid canal?
1 greater pretrosal nerve (after foramen lacerum) 2- deep petrosal nerve
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Where does the nerve of the pterygoid canal go?
1 through pterygoid canal 2 pterygopalatine fossa 3 pterygopalatine ganglion (ONLY parasymp fibers synapse) 4. post ganglionic paraympsathetic fibers rejoin sympathetic fibers and branch to go to nasal cavity and hard palate of oral cavity
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How do parasympathetic and sympathetic fibers affect secretion?
parasympathetic- increase secretion (thin and watery) sympathetic- increase secretion of viscous mucus
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Does maxillary nerve V2 synase at the pterygopalatine ganglion?
NO. ''provides sensory innervation but pass through ganglion without synpasing
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Does the deep petrosal sympathetic fibers synmpase at pterygopalatine ganglion?
NO. pass through carrying sympathetics cause vasoconstrictuion of arteries for nasal mucosa and palate
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What synapses at the pterygopalatine ganglion?
Parasympathetic fibers (greater petrosal CN 7) NOT sympathetic fibers deep petrosal NOT V2
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What makes up the hard palate of the oral cavity?
palatine process of maxilla (ant 2/3) | horizontal plate of palatine bone (post 1/3)
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What are the 3 foramen of the hard palate?
1 incisive fossa - nasopalatine artery and nerve 2 greater palatine foramen (big) - greater palatine artery and nerve 3 lesser palatine foramen (tiny) - lesser palatine artery and nerve
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What gland is in the hard palate and soft palate?
palatine glands (covered with mucus)
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Does the hard palate contain muscles?
No
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What nerve innervates all soft palate muscles but 1?
pharyngeal plexus via vagus X EXCEPT tensor veli palatini (V3)
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What is the only exception to vagus innervation in soft palate?
tensor vali palatini = V3
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Tensor veli palatini
innervation - V3 | function: tenses soft palate, prevents flipping upwards during swallowing
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Levator veli palatini
Innervation: X function: prime mover of palate (elevation)
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Musculus uvulae
innervation: X function: forms uvulae, shorten uvula
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Palatoglosus
Innervation: X Only glossus not 12 function: Forms palatoglossal arch, moves tongue and depresses arch
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Palatopharyngeus
innervation: X function: Forms palatopharyngeal arch, raises pharynx and depresses arch
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What happens if there is a lesion to X in the soft palate?
roof of mouth should lift evenly | if pull up on one side, uvula will point AWAY from side with lesion
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Which muscles originate above the soft palate?
Tensor veli palatini | levator veli palatini
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Which muscles insert below the the soft palate?
Musculus uvulae | palatopharyngeus
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How is food prevented from going up nose?
levators lift and tensors tighten
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Why is the pterygoid hamulus significant?
tendon of tensor veli palatini muscle starts laterally and hooks around hamulus to tighten palate
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What muscle helps equilize pressure in ears?
levator veli palatini more posterior push on ends of eustacian tube when swallowing forces open- equalize pressure in middle ear
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Which muscle lifts the pharynx to narrow the tube to make sure food goes down?
palatopharyngeous
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What is the blood supply to the hard palate>
greater palatine artery -branch of descending palatine artery enter through greater palatine foramen and anastomoses with septal artery after greater palatine artery passes through incisive cnal
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What is the blood supply of the soft palate?
Lesser palatine artery - enter throgh lesser palatine foramen - ascending palatine artery (branch of facial)
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What is the blood supply to upper dentition molars ?
posterior superior alveolar artery - branch of V2 - anastomose with infraorvital artery branches
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What is the blood supply to upper dentition premolars, incisors + canines?
middle and anterior superior alveolar arteries -branches of infraorbital ``` middle = premolar anterior = canine and incisors ```
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What nerve supplies the hard palate?
all nerve branches pass through PPG - sensory fibers from V2 - post gang para from CN7 - post gang symp from superior cervical
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What sensory nerves supply the hard palate>
1. greater palatine - greater palatine foramen 2. nasopalatine - incisive canal
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What nerves innervate the soft palate?
lesser palatine -via lesser palatine foramen pass through PPG so also has - sensory fibers from V2 - post gang para from CN7 - post gang symp from superior cervical also some glossopharyngeal IX
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What nerve provides the sensory arc of the gag reflex?
glossopharyngeal IX
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What nerve supplies the upper teeth?
maxillary V2
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How is the tongue divided?
Ant 2/3 = oral part post 1/3 = pharyngeal part separated by V shaped groove = sulcus terminalis
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Where is the lingual tonsil?
pharyngeal part of tonue
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What is the foramen cecum?
deep depression at apex of sulcus terminalis separating oral and pharyngeal aspect of tongue reminant of thyroid empbrylogical development
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What are the three folds of the tongue that attch it to the epiglottis?
2 lateral glossoepiglottic folds | 1 median glossoepliglotti fold
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What is the vallecula?
depression between lateral and median glossoepiglottic folds where food slides to push down epiglottis
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What innervates the intrinsic muslces of the tongue?
hypoglossal XII change shape of tongue all WITHIN tongue 1 vertical- flatten and broaden 2 transverse- narrows and increase height 3 superior longitudinal- curls apex up, pushes toward palate, turns protruded apex up to nose 4 inferior longitudinal- curls apex inferiorly (retract)
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What is the lingual artery always deep to?
hyoglossus muscle
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Why cant you swallow your tongue>
attached to geniotubricle
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What happens the genioglossus is broken?
side working will point to lesioned side when stick out tongue
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What are the extrinsic muscles of the tongue?
1 genioglossus 2 hyoglossus 3 styloglossus 4 palatoglossus
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Genioglossus
XII raises floor of oral cavity pulls tongue forward (protrude) wag fan out attached to genial tubrical on mandible
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Hyoglossus
XII depresses and retracts tongue; tilts unilaterally broad flat sheet- roll tongue- lingual atery
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styloglossus
XII retracts tongue, pulls posteriorly and superiorurly (swallowing) last swallow step
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Palatoglossus
X narrows oropharynx during swallowing "constricts isthmus of fauces"
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What 5 structures are on the inferior surface of the tongue?
1 lingual frenulum -midline attach of tongue to floor of oral cavity 2. fimbriated folds - serpentine folds lateral to lingual frenulum 3 sublingual folds -floor of oral cavity with glands and duct 4. sublingual papilla - elevation on side of lingual frenulum opening of submandibular ducts 5 root of tongue -back of tongue with arteries and veins enter and leave
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Where do you measure temperature>
Sublingual vein and artery
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Where is 70% of secretion?
submanidbular gland through submandicular coruncle (1 on either side) fluid under tongue
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Where does the submandibular duct run?
start deep surface of gland forward between mylohyoid, myoglossus, genioglossus between sublingual gland and genioglossus open at sublingual caruncle next to frenulu,
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Where does lingual nerve CN7 go?
wraps around submandibular duct starts lateral and goes medial under duct to more medial sensory to ant 2/3 tongue carries taste fibers from chorda tympani CN&
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Where do hypoglossal nerve go?
inerfior to lingual nerve
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What supplies blood to the tongue>
Lingual artery branch of external carotid comes off more posterior superficial to hyoglossus (behind)
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What are the 3 major branches of lingual artery?
dorsal lingual artery- posterior dorsum of tongue deep lingual artery - ant portion tongue sublingual - sublingual salivary gland
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What is the venous drainage of the tongue?
lingual veins common facial vein internal juglar vein
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What structures run lateral to hyoglossus muscle?
lingual nerve hypoglossal n submandibular duct
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What structure runs medial to hyoglossus msucle>
lingual artery
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What supplies motor innervation to the tongue?
All hypoglossal XII except palatoglossus X
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What supplies sensory to ant 2/3 tongue?
General sensory: lingual V3 | Taste: chorda tympany CN 7
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What supplies sensory to post 2/3 tongue?
General and taste: glossalpharyngeal IX
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What supplies taste to the base of the tongue?
X vagus
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What innervates submandibular and sublingual glands?
motor CN7 chorda tympany synapses in submandibular ganglion post gang continue in lingual nerve symp post gang fro superior cervical gang travel with lingual artery
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How is parotid gland innervated?
GLOOAP ``` Glossopharyngeal nerve via Lesser petrosal neve through foramen ovale synapses at Otic ganglion post gang follow Auriculotemporal nerve into parotid ```
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Sympathetic innervation of parotid gland?
symp post gang originate in superior cervical gang | travel with maxillary and superficial temporal artery to partotid

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