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| the base of the nose, where it attaches to the face |
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| the superior aspect of the nose, covered by skin |
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| the upper part of the dorsum is called the _________ of the nose |
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| In the upper half of the external nose, the composition of skin and muscle is called ____________ ,which covers the nasal bone |
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| In the lower half of the external nose, the composition of skin and muscle is called_____________ covering cartilage. |
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| the cartilages of the external nose are |
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septal cartilage
lateral expansion of septal cartilage
greater alar cartilage
and several smaller cartilages |
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| this cartilage of the external nose is bent so that it forms the medial and lateral walls of the nares |
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| Just inside the nares is a space called this |
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| the vestibule (aka where u pick your nose ha ha) |
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| the vestibule is bounded laterally and medially by the ______. |
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| the vestibule is limited above by a curved elevation called_________ |
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| this is a ridge formed by the lateral expansion of septal cartilage |
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| It is at the point of the limen nasi that the skin of the vestibule gives way to the_____________ of the cavity |
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| the part of the nasal cavity just above the limen nasi |
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| the nasal cavity is a space between the cranial cavity________and the oral cavity __________ |
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| Nasal cavity is divided by a median septum into two symmetrical chambers called |
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| right and left nasal cavity |
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| nasal cavity is opened anteriorly via the___________ |
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| the nasal cavity is open to the nasopharynx posteriorly via the ____________ |
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| The choanae is a bony aperature formed posteriorly by 4 structures, name them |
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vomer-medially
palatine bone(inferiorly)
medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid(laterally)
body of sphenoid (superiorly) |
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| When the cartilages of the external nose are removed, the dried skull presents another bony aperture called |
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| This structure is bounded by the nasal bones superiorly, the maxilla laterally and inferiorly |
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| the superior boundary or roof of the nasal cavity is formed by four bones ( anterior to posterior) |
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| nasal- frontal- ethmoid(cribriform plate)- sphenoid(body) |
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| The inferior boundary or the floor of the nasal cavity is formed by the ___________anteriorly and the ___________ posteriorly |
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| what are the two bones that form the hard palate |
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| the hard palate separates what two cavities |
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| the lateral boundary of the nasal cavity is formed by seven bones |
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| nasal, lacrimal, ethmoid, inferior nasal choncha, palatine, medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid, maxilla |
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| the lateral boundary of nasal cavity is characterized by the presence ___________ |
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| three conchae( superior, middle concha, inferior concha) |
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| In the nasal cavity this is a bone of its own, a separate bone |
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| the space inferior to each concha is termed a _________ |
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| the superior meatus is the space just below ___________ |
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| the middle meatus is just below the _____________ |
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| the middle meatus contains an elevation or bulge of bone called the |
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| the ethmoid bulla is bounded anteroinferiorly by a semilunar slit called |
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| the inferior meatus is just below the _____________ |
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| the medial boundary of nasal cavity is composed of the |
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| the median partition separating the right and left nasal cavities |
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| the nasal septum is formed by these three structures |
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vomer( posterior and inferiorly)
perpendicular plate of ethmoid(superiorly)
septal cartilage(anteriorly) |
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| this is the mucous membrane in the upper third of the nasal septum and superior concha |
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| in this area the filaments of the olfactory nerve are distributed, mediating olfaction, or the sense of smell |
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| the lower two thirds of the mucous membrane of both the lateral and medial constitute this region |
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| this region of the mucous membrane functions in dust removal from inspired air, warming and humidifying incoming air |
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| this is a true cavity within the bone |
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| the sinus itself is lined with mucous membrane and will communicate with the nasal cavity via a canal or space termed |
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| there are four types of paranasal sinuses, name them |
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| maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, and sphenoid sinuses |
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| this is the largest of all paranasal sinuses |
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| this sinus is located within the maxilla |
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| the maxillary sinus opens into the nasal cavity via the |
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| on each side this sinus is a single chamber, pyramidal in shape |
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| in this sinus the base is medial, apex is lateral, the floor is adjacent to upper teeth, can cause toothache |
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| this is a single sinus on each side of the head contained within the frontal bone in the supraorbital area |
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| frontal sinus opens into what meatus? |
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| another name for ethmoidal sinus |
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| this sinus consists of numerous air cells |
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| where is the ethmoidal sinus located |
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| within the lateral mass of the ethmoid |
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| anterior ethmoid air cells open into the ________ |
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| posterior ethmoid air cells open into |
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| this sinus is a single sinus on each side, both contained in body of the sphenoid |
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| the sphenoid sinus opens into the ______________ |
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| this is the area above the superior concha |
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| the nasolacrimal duct opens into the ____________ |
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