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Respiratory System Anatomy - Paranasal sinuses

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What is an air sinus?   A space in the bone lined by thin respiratory mucosa with a few goblet cells and glands  
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What is the function of the paranasal sinuses?   1) Resonance of the voice 2) Decrease the weight of the skull 3) Protection  
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Change in voice indicates:   Sinusitis  
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Describe the frontal air sinus:   It lies in the frontal bone of the skull and is triangular in shape  
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Where does the frontal air sinus drain?   In the infundibulum at the level of the middle meatus  
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The frontal air sinus is innervated by:   The supraorbital nerve which arises from the supraorbital foramen  
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The Ethmoidal air sinuses are divided into:   Anterior, middle, and posterior ethmoidal cells  
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The posterior drains into the:   Superior meatus  
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The anterior and middle drain into the:   Middle meatus Anterior --> semilunaris Middle --> Bulla ethmoidalis  
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Describe the maxillary air sinus:   Can be shown in x ray Located at the maxilla and pyramidal in shape Becomes larger with enlargement of facial bones Apex directed laterally towards the zygomatic arch Base on lateral wall of nose  
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Maxillary air sinus drainage:   Bad venous drainage, because its opening is high up Opens into the middle meatus  
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Extraction of one molar tooth causes :   Fistula formation and drainage of the maxillary sinus  
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How is this treated?   By an incision anterior to the lower part of the maxillary air sinus  
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The maxillary air sinus is innervated by:   The infraorbital nerve and anterior superior alveolar branches from the maxillary nerve  
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What are the relations of the maxillary air sinus?   Above: Orbital plate Below: Upper molar teetn and premolars Behind: Infratemporal fossa Medial: Lower part of the nasal cavity  
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Describe the sphenoid air sinus:   Located in the body of the sphenoid bone and above it, is the pituitary gland which lies in the sella turcica  
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Where does the sphenoid air sinus drain?   The sphenoethmoidal recess  
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A tumor in the pituitary gland can affect which sinus?   The sphenoid air sinus  
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What is the innervation of the sphenoid air sinus?   Posterior ethmoidal branch of opthalmic Orbital branches from the maxillary  
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What are the relations of the sphenoid air sinus?   Above: The pituitary gland and optic chiasma Laterally: The cavernous sinus which contains nerves (like the abducens nerve) and internal carotid artery Below and in front: The nasal cavity  
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