NOSE AND NASAL CAVITY ; PARANASAL SINUSES Flashcards
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The prominent anatomic structure located inferior and medial to the eyes
NOSE
Helps in breathing and olfaction
NOSE
The complex chamber located posterior to the vestibule and atrium of the nose
NASAL CAVITY
- Pseudostratified columnar epithelium with cilia
- Highly vascular and easily congested
- When this tissue is irritated, its blood vessels ref exively dilate and the glands secrete, normally leading to sneezing
RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM
The nose is ______ in form. Fractures of the
______ bones are common—these are the most
frequently broken bones in the face.
pyramidal, nasal
The opening in the skull is the piriform aperture and is bounded by 2 bones:
______
______
Nasal
Maxilla
3 pairs of bones form the root of the nose:
______ (nasal process)
______ ( frontal process)
______
Frontal
Maxilla
Nasal
Because the root of the nose is made of bone, it is ______.
fixed
3 different major cartilages form the dorsum and apex of the nose:
______
______ (upper nasal)
______ (lower nasal)
Septal
Lateral nasal
Major alar
Minor cartilages that complete the nose are the:
______ (3 to 4 cartilages)
______
Lesser alar
Vomeronasal
Because the dorsum and apex are cartilaginous, the nose is quite ______.
mobile
The cavity of the nose opposite the alar cartilage is called the ______ and is lined by many coarse hairs called ______.
vestibule, vibrissae
The skin over the nose is ______ epithelium.
keratinized stratified squamous
The cavity posterior to the vestibule is the ______.
atrium
At the apex are found the 2 ______, or ______, which are separated by the septum connecting the apex to the philtrum of the upper lip.
nostrils, anterior nares
______ tissue helps connect the cartilages together and
posteriorly to the maxilla.
Fibrous
The primary lymphatic drainage of the nose is in to the ______ nodes
submandibular lymph
The blood supply to the nose arises from 3
major arteries:
______
______
______
These vessels are derived from the ______
and ______ carotid arteries.
These arteries an astomose along the nose.
Ophthalmic, Maxillary, Facial, external, internal
Many nosebleeds are due to trauma to the ______ branch of the ______ artery from the ______ artery.
septal, superior labial, facial
WHAT ARTERY?
Source: Internal carotid a.
Course:
- Enters the orbit through the optic foramen immediately inferior and lateral to the optic n.
- Crosses the optic n. to reach the medial part of the orbit - - While in the orbit, besides other branches including the orbital vessels, it gives rise to 2 major branches that supply the nose:
• Dorsal nasal
• External nasal from the anterior ethmoidal a.
Ophthalmic
WHAT ARTERY?
Source: Ophthalmic a.
Course:
- 1 of 2 terminal branches of the ophthalmic a.
- Exits the orbit along the superomedial border along with
the infratrochlear n.
- Supplies the area along the bridge of the nose
Dorsal nasal
WHAT ARTERY?
Source: Anterior ethmoid a.
Course:
- A terminal branch of the anterior ethmoid a.
- Supplies the area along the extemal nose at the juncton
between the nasal bone and the lateral nasal cartilage
External nasal
WHAT ARTERY?
Source: External carotid a.
Course:
- Gives rise to a series of branches, only 1 provides blood supply to the nose: nasal branch of the infraorbital a.
Maxillary
WHAT ARTERY?
Source: Maxillary a.
Course:
- Infraorbital is the continuation of the maxillary a.
- Arises wih the inferior palpebral branch and the superior
labial branch
- Supplies the lateral aspect of the nose
Nasal branch of the infraorbital