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Anatomy JV Exam 3: Nasal Cavities

1.

The anterosuperior portion of the nose is innervated by the __________ nerve, specifically through the anterior and posterior __________ nerves, which are branches of the __________ nerve.

ophthalmic, ethmoidal, nasociliary

2.

Most of the external nose, including the dorsum and apex, is supplied by CN __________ via the __________ nerve and the external nasal branch of the __________ ethmoidal nerve.

V1, infratrochlear, anterior

3.

The alae of the nose are supplied by nasal branches of the __________ nerve, which is a branch of CN __________.

infraorbital, V2

4.

What is 1?

root

5.

What is 2?

dorsum

6.

What is 3?

apex

7.

What is 4?

naris

8.

What is 5?

nasal septum

9.

What is 6?

ala of nose

10.

what is the flexible tissue around the nares called?

_______-_______ _______

fibro-areolar tissue

11.

The __________ procedure is used to ensure complete removal of __________ or __________ cell carcinoma of the nose, and it is often __________, requiring reconstructive __________.

Mohs, squamous, basal, disfiguring, surgery

12.

What is this associated with?

Mohs procedure

13.

During nasal reconstructive surgery, __________ cartilage is usually used to replace cartilaginous tissue, though __________ cartilage from the __________ ear may occasionally be used.

rib, conchal, external

14.

What was likely used here?

conchal cartilage or rib cartilage

15.

what are the regions of each chamber of the nasal cavity?

_______

_______ segment

_______ segment

vestibuler

espiratory segment

olfactory segment

16.

what separates the nasal chambers from one another?

____ & ____ ____

bony & cartilagenous septum

17.

The nasal vestibule is lined with __________ __________ epithelium and contains __________ that help prevent large __________ from entering the nasal cavities.

stratified squamous, hairs, particulates

18.

The vestibule communicates with the external environment through the __________ __________, and at its end, the epithelium transitions from stratified squamous to __________ __________ __________ epithelium with __________ cells.

external nares, pseudostratified columnar ciliated, goblet

19.

Normal respiratory epithelium is __________ __________ __________ epithelium with __________ cells and begins where the __________ ends.

pseudostratified columnar ciliated, goblet, vestibule

20.

What is 1?

conchae

21.

What is 2?

nasal mucosa

22.

What is 3?

vestibule

23.

What is 4?

hard palate

24.

What is 5?

soft palate

25.

What is 6?

oral cavity

26.

What is 7?

hyoid bone

27.

What is 8?

epiglottis

28.

What is 9?

larynx

29.

What is 10?

thyroid cartilage

30.

What is 11?

cricoid cartilage

31.

What is 12?

trachea

32.

What is 13?

esophagus

33.

What is 14?

vocal fold

34.

What is 15?

ventricular fold

35.

What is 16?

laryngopharynx

36.

What is 17?

oropharynx

37.

What is 18?

nasopharynx

38.

What is 19?

orfice of auditory tube

39.

What is 20?

choanae

40.

In the respiratory segment, the medial wall is formed by the __________ __________, while the lateral wall is formed by the __________, which increase __________ __________ and cause __________ in airflow for better warming and moisturizing.

nasal septum, conchae, surface area, turbulence

41.

What is 1?

goblet cells

42.

What is 2?

ciliated cells

43.

What is 3?

basal cells

44.

What is 4?

CT

45.

The lamina propria of the nasal cavity is highly __________ to help __________ inspired air and contains mucous glands with __________ __________ that secrete __________, an antibacterial enzyme.

vascular, warm, serous demilunes, lysozyme

46.

During allergic reactions and viral infections, blood vessels in the nasal cavity lamina propria become excessively __________ and __________, causing distension that makes __________ more difficult.

engorged, leaky, breathing

47.

The olfactory segment is lined with __________ __________ epithelium that contains specialized cells including __________ cells (special visceral sensory), __________ cells (provide mechanical and metabolic support), and __________ cells (mitotic cells for renewal).

pseudostratified columnar, olfactory, sustentacular, basal

48.

In the olfactory epithelium, __________ cells function in general sensory input, are innervated by CN __________, and detect __________; they are also found in respiratory epithelium.

brush, V, touch

49.

Olfactory cells in the olfactory epithelium are __________ __________ sensory cells responsible for detecting odors, while supporting or __________ cells provide __________ and __________ support to these sensory cells.

special visceral, sustentacular, mechanical, metabolic

50.

Basal cells in the olfactory epithelium are __________ cells that renew __________ and __________ cells, and brush cells are general sensory cells innervated by CN __________ that signal __________ from the olfactory epithelium.

mitotic, sensory, sustentacular, V, touch

51.

The olfactory nerve (CN I) is formed by axons arising from the __________ ends of olfactory __________ that join together and penetrate the __________ plate of the __________ bone to synapse in the olfactory __________.

basal, cells, cribiform, ethmoid, bulb

52.

Unlike most neurons in adult humans, olfactory neurons have the ability to __________.

regenerate

53.

At the apical end of olfactory cells is the olfactory __________, which contains non-motile __________ that serve as sites of olfactory __________.

vesicle, cilia, receptors

54.

At the basal end of olfactory cells is the __________ that joins axons from adjacent cells to form the __________ nerve (CN I).

axon, olfactory

55.

what is this?

olfactory epithlium (olfactory glands = Bowman's glands)

56.

What is 1?

duct

57.

What is 2?

olfactory epithelium

58.

What is 3?

duct

59.

What is 4?

olfactory glands

60.

What is 5?

olfactory nerves

61.

what is this?

olfactory epithelium

glands = Bowman's glands

62.

What is 1?

nerves

63.

What is 2?

blood vessels

64.

What is 3?

epithelium

65.

What is 4?

glands

66.

what are the external nose & posterior nasal cavity composed of?

external nose - _____ _____

posterior nasal cavity - _____ _____

predominantly cartilagenous

predominantly bone

67.

what are the posterior openings of the nasal cavities into the nasopharynx?

_____

choanae

68.

What is 1?

choanae

69.

What is 2?

nasopharynx

70.

What is 3?

soft palate

71.

What is 4?

oropharynx

72.

What is 5?

oral cavity

73.

What is 6?

nares

74.

What is 7?

external nose

75.

What is 8?

nasal septum

76.

What is 9?

right orbit

77.

The major components forming the medial wall of the nasal septum are the __________ __________, the __________, and the __________ __________ of the __________ bone.

septal cartilage, vomer, perpendicular plate, ethmoid

78.

Small contributions to the medial nasal septum come from the __________ bones, nasal __________ of the __________ bone, nasal __________ of the __________ and __________ bones, the __________ of the __________ bone, and the __________ crest of the __________.

nasal, spine, frontal, crests, maxillary, palatine, rostrum, sphenoid, incisor, maxilla

79.

What is 1?

nasal spine of frontal bone

80.

What is 2?

perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone

81.

What is 3?

sphenoidal sinus

82.

What is 4?

pituitary fossa

83.

What is 5?

nasal crest of maxillary and palatine bones

84.

What is 6?

vomer

85.

What is 7?

incisor crest

86.

What is 8?

septal cartilage

87.

What is 9?

nasal bone

88.

The highest point forming the roof of the nasal cavity is the __________ __________ of the __________ bone.

cribiform plate, ethmoid

89.

More anteriorly, the roof of the nasal cavity is formed by the nasal __________ of the __________ bone, the __________ bone, lateral processes of the __________ bone, and the major __________ cartilages.

spine, frontal, nasal, septal, alar

90.

The __________ __________ rests on the cribiform plate of the __________ bone and is the site where olfactory nerves passing through the olfactory __________ synapse.

olfactory bulb, ethmoid, foramina

91.

What is 1?

frontal crest

92.

What is 2?

foramen cecum

93.

What is 3?

foramina of cribiform plate

94.

What is 4?

body of sphenoid

95.

What is 5?

anterior clinoid process

96.

What is 6?

lesser wing (of sphenoid)

97.

What is 7?

cribiform plate

98.

What is 8?

orbital part (of frontal bone)

99.

What is 9?

crista galli

100.

The floor of the nasal cavities is formed by the soft tissue of the __________ __________ and the upper surface of the hard palate, which includes the __________ process of the __________ bone and the __________ plate of the __________ bone.

external nose, palatine, maxillary, horizontal, palatine

101.

The lateral wall of the nasal cavities includes the __________ bone, the __________ bone (specifically the labyrinth and uncinate process), and the __________ bone with its perpendicular plate.

nasal, ethmoid, palatine

102.

Additional contributors to the lateral wall of the nasal cavities are the __________ bone (medial surface), __________ bone (medial plate of pterygoid process), __________ bone (medial surface), and the __________ nasal concha.

lacrimal, sphenoid, maxilla, inferior

103.

What is 1?

frontal process of maxilla

104.

What is 2?

lacrimal bone

105.

What is 3?

superior concha

106.

What is 4?

middle concha

107.

What is 5?

uncinate process of ethmoid

108.

What is 6?

medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone

109.

What is 7?

perpendicular plate of palatine bone

110.

What is 8?

inferior concha

111.

What is 9?

minor alar cartilage

112.

What is 10?

major alar cartilage

113.

What is 11?

lateral process of septal cartilage

114.

What is 12?

nasal bone

115.

What is 1?

superior concha

116.

What is 2?

middle concha

117.

What is 3?

opening of pharyngotympanic tube

118.

What is 4?

nasopharynx

119.

What is 5?

soft palate

120.

What is 6?

inferior concha

121.

The paranasal sinuses include the __________, __________ air cells (anterior, middle, posterior), __________, and __________ sinuses.

frontal, ethmoidal, maxillary, sphenoidal

122.

All paranasal sinuses drain into the __________ __________.

nasal cavities

123.

What is 1?

ethmoid sinsues

124.

What is 2?

sphenoid sinus

125.

What is 3?

maxillary sinuses

126.

What is 4?

frontal sinuses

127.

What is 5?

ethmoid sinuses

128.

What is 6?

sphenoid sinus

129.

What is 7?

maxillary sinuses

130.

What is 1?

ethmoid sinuses

131.

What is 2?

middle concha

132.

What is 3?

inferior concha

133.

What is 4?

maxillary sinus

134.

What is 5?

superior concha

135.

The frontal sinus drains via the __________ __________ into the __________ __________ of the nasal cavity.

frontonasal duct, middle meatus

136.

The anterior ethmoidal air cells drain into the __________ __________ or the __________, while the middle ethmoidal air cells drain onto the __________ __________. The posterior ethmoidal air cells drain onto the __________ wall of the __________ __________ in the nasal cavity.

frontonasal duct, infundibulum, ethmoidal bulla, lateral, superior meatus

137.

where does the maxillary sinus drain?

into __________ __________

into semilunar hiatus

138.

where does the sphenoid sinus drain?

into __________ -__________ __________

into spheno-ethmoidal recess

139.

The frontal sinus is innervated by branches of the __________ nerve (a branch of CN __________), while the ethmoidal sinuses are innervated by branches of the __________ nerve (V1) and orbital branches of CN __________ from the __________ ganglion.

supraorbital, V1, nasociliary, V2, pterygopalatine

140.

The maxillary sinus is innervated by the __________ and __________ branches of CN __________, while the sphenoidal sinus is innervated by the __________ __________ branch of CN __________ and orbital branches of CN __________ from the pterygopalatine ganglion.

infraorbital, alveolar, V2, posterior ethmoidal, V1, V2

141.

An alternative to craniotomy for removing a pituitary tumor is a __________ __________, which involves going under the __________ __________, through the __________ __________, and then through the posterior wall of the __________ __________ to access the pituitary mass.

transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, upper lip, nasal cavity, sphenoid sinus

142.

what has happened to this patient?

bilateral maxillary sinusitis (worse on left than right)

143.

The ostium of the maxillary sinus is located near the __________ part of the sinus, making __________ __________ essential for proper drainage; impaired clearance can lead to __________ __________.

upper, ciliary motility, maxillary sinusitis

144.

The terminal branch of the maxillary artery is the __________ artery, which is the major __________ __________ to the nasal cavity.

sphenopalatine, blood supply

145.

What is 1?

anterior ethmoidal artery

146.

What is 2?

middle concha

147.

What is 3?

posterior ethmoidal artery

148.

What is 4?

superior concha

149.

What is 5?

sphenopalatine artery

150.

What is 6?

posterior lateral nasal branches of sphenopalatine artery

151.

What is 7?

inferior concha

152.

What is 8?

greater palatine artery

153.

What is 9?

alar branch of lateral nasal artery

154.

What is 10?

external nasal artery from anterior ethmoidal artery

155.

What is 1?

septal branch of anterior ethmoidal artery

156.

What is 2?

area of significant anastomoses (prone to nose bleeds)

157.

What is 3?

septal branch from nasal artery from superior labial artery

158.

What is 4?

terminal part of palatine artery

159.

What is 5?

posterior septal branch of sphenopalatine artery

160.

What is 6?

septal branch of posterior ethmoidal artery

161.

The sphenopalatine artery, the largest vessel supplying the nasal cavity, gives rise to two branches: the __________ __________ nasal artery and the __________ __________ artery.

posterior lateral, posterior septal

162.

The greater palatine artery travels from the __________ __________ through the __________ __________ foramen, runs along the roof of the __________ __________, and enters the nasal cavity via the __________ foramen.

pterygopalatine fossa, greater palatine, oral cavity, incisive

163.

what branches of the maxillary a. supply the nasal cavity?

__________ artery, __________ __________ artery

sphenopalatine artery, greater palatine artery

164.

The greater palatine artery is a branch of the __________ artery; it travels from the __________ __________ through the __________ __________ foramen, runs along the roof of the __________ __________, and enters the nasal cavity via the __________ foramen.

maxillary, pterygopalatine fossa, greater palatine, oral cavity, incisive

165.

The anterior ethmoidal artery, a branch of the __________ artery, enters the nasal cavity through a foramen just lateral to the __________ __________ of the __________ bone and gives off a branch to the __________ and a __________ branch.

ophthalmic, crista galli, ethmoid, septum, lateral

166.

The posterior ethmoidal artery, also a branch of the ophthalmic artery, supplies the upper posterior __________ __________ and the __________ of the nasal cavity.

lateral wall, septum

167.

__________ __________ is the site of anterior nosebleeds that are easily stopped by pinching the nose; it is an area of anastomoses of arteries in the __________ __________.

Kiesselbach’s plexus, anterior septum

168.

Blood from the nasal cavity mostly drains posteriorly into the __________ __________ or the __________ __________.

pterygoid plexus, cavernous sinus

169.

Infections from the external nose or nasal cavity can drain back to the __________ __________, potentially leading to __________ __________ __________, a serious late complication.

cavernous sinus, cavernous sinus thrombosis

170.

The maxillofacial death pyramid, also known as the "__________ __________," is significant because infections in this area can spread posteriorly via __________ drainage into the __________ __________, potentially causing __________ __________ thrombosis.

danger zone, venous, cavernous sinus, cavernous sinus

171.

What is this?

maxillofacial death pyramid

172.

What is 1?

anterior ethmoid

173.

What is 2?

olfactory bulb

174.

What is 3?

olfactory nerve (1)

175.

What is 4?

sphenopalatine foramen

176.

What is 5?

posterior superior lateral nasal nerves

177.

What is 6?

posterior inferior lateral nasal nerves

178.

What is 7?

nasal branch of anterior superior alveolar nerve

179.

What is 8?

internal nasal branches of infra-orbital nerve

180.

What is 9?

external nasal branch of anterior ethmoid

181.

What is 1?

olfactory nerve (1) (septal branches)

182.

What is 2?

septal branch of anterior ethmoidal nerve

183.

What is 3?

nasopalatine nerve

184.

Parasympathetic preganglionic axons run in the __________ __________ nerve (CN __________), while postganglionic neurons reside in the __________ __________ ganglion; their secretomotor axons travel with branches of CN __________ that enter the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.

greater petrosal, VII, pterygopalatine, V

185.

Sympathetic preganglionic neurons originate at the spinal cord level __________ and synapse in the __________ __________ ganglion; postganglionic axons travel in the __________ plexus.

T1, superior cervical, carotid

186.

Postganglionic sympathetic axons travel via the __________ __________ nerve, which joins the __________ __________ nerve to form the nerve of the __________ __________; these axons travel with parasympathetics in branches of CN __________ and have __________ function.

deep petrosal, greater petrosal, pterygoid canal, V, vasomotor

187.

where does the nasolacrimal duct drain?

into __________ __________ __________

into inferior nasal meatus

188.

Kiesselbach's plexus is formed by the anastomoses of the septal branches of the __________ __________ and __________ arteries, the __________ artery (from the superior labial artery), and the terminal branch of the __________ __________ artery.

anterior ethmoidal, sphenopalatine, nasal, greater palatine

189.

At the point where the nasal vestibule ends, the __________ __________ epithelium is replaced by __________ __________ __________ __________ epithelium containing __________ cells.

stratified squamous, pseudostratified columnar ciliated, goblet

190.

The embryonic origin of the nasal sinuses is __________ of the __________ __________ of the nasal cavity, also called __________ of the lining of the nasal cavity.

evaginations, mucous membrane, diverticulum

191.

Functions of the nasal cavities include __________ the voice, serving as a site of __________, and helping to __________ the weight of the skull.

resonating, infection, lighten

192.

Posterior nosebleeds account for about __________% of nosebleeds and often require the uncomfortable procedure of __________ __________ for management.

10, nasal packing