NOSE and TONGUE Flashcards
What structure is the most commonly fractured in the face?
Nose
Determines the shape of the nose
Nasal septum
Composition of the Nasal Septum
Septal cartilage
Vomer
Perpendicular plate of Ethmoid bone
the only type of cartilage that can ossify
Hyaline cartilage
the one that separates the Nasal cavities into right and left
Vomer
other name of Nasal cavity
nasal sinus
nasal antrum
BQ. 2 Linings of the Nasal cavity
stratified squamous
schneiderian membrane
part of Ethmoid bone included in the Nasal cavity
Perpendicular plate of Ethmoid bone
Other name of schneiderian membrane
pseudostratified columnar cilliated epithelium with goblet cells
blood supply of Nasal cavity
Sphenopalatine artery and Anterior ethmoidal artery
the bony floor of the Nasal cavity is formed by?
Palatine process of the maxilla
Horizontal process of Palatine
BQ. Goblet cell is present in what cell?
Columnar
Structure found in the root of the nose
Keisselbach’s plexus
Structures present in Keisselbach’s plexus
A. Sphenopalatine artery
B. Anterior ethmoidal artery
C. Lateral Nasal of FACIAL artery
D. Superior labii artery
Innervations of the Nasal cavity
External Nasal nerve (V1) and Infraorbital nerve
V2
Other name for conchae
Turbinate
Scroll shaped bones forming the upper Chambers of the Nasal cavity
Conchae/Turbinates
function of conchae
humidification of air as it passes to the lungs
It is the opening that served as the drainage of the paranasal sinuses.
Meatus
BQ. Process called wherein the sinus enlarges
Pneumatization
What sinus pneumatizes first?
Maxillary
BQ. the largest paranasal sinus
Maxillary
Sinus most common in infection
Maxillary
Most common cause of maxillary sinusitis
Odontogenic
Nasal infection