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Nasal Septum |
1) Vomer 2) Ethmoid Bone 3) Fibrocartilaginous Septum |
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What epithelium makes up the nasal cavity? |
PSCE Epithelium/Olfactory Epithelium |
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What bones are all 3 conchae derived from or extensions of? |
▪︎Superior & Middle = ethmoid bone ▪︎Inferior = independent bone that articulates with nasal surface of maxilla & perpendicular plate of the palatal bone. |
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What bones make up the floor of the nasal cavity? |
Horizontal portion of palatine bones & palatal portion of maxillae. |
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Where is the posterior nasal aperture (choana) located?
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Posterior to the nasal septum and Anterior to the nasal pharynx. |
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Where are the sphenoid sinuses located in relation to adjacent nearby structures?
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They're in the body of the sphenoid bone, just below the pituitary fossa, which is located in the middle cranial fossa.
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Where is the sphenoethmoidal recess? |
The highest & most posterior portion of the nasal cavity. |
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Dilacerated roots are |
curved because of disturbances in development. |
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The primary role of sinuses is |
to lighten the overall bone weight. |
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What is the nerve that passes through the stylomastoid foramen and what does it innervate? |
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