Exploring the Functions and Structure of the Nasal Cavity
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Which nerve supplies the lateral nasal region?

  • Nasopalatine nerve
  • Sphenopalatine nerve (correct)
  • Olfactory nerve
  • Maxillary nerve
  • Which nerve supplies the nasal septum?

  • Olfactory nerve
  • Nasopalatine nerve (correct)
  • Sphenopalatine nerve
  • Maxillary nerve
  • Which artery supplies the nasal cavity from the internal carotid system?

  • Posterior ethmoidal artery (correct)
  • Anterior ethmoidal artery
  • Sphenopalatine artery
  • Ophthalmic artery
  • Which artery supplies the lateral nasal wall and nasal septum from the external carotid system?

    <p>Sphenopalatine artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sinus drains through ostia in the sphenoethmoidal recess?

    <p>Sphenoid sinus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sinus drains primarily through ostia under the middle turbinate?

    <p>Ethmoid sinus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sinus is the largest?

    <p>Maxillary sinus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the maxillary sinus drain?

    <p>Under the middle turbinate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the frontal sinus drain?

    <p>Under the middle turbinate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does the ethmoid sinus drain?

    <p>Under the middle turbinate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure in the nasal cavity is formed of bone and cartilage?

    <p>Lateral nasal wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which function is NOT performed by the nasal cavity?

    <p>Mastication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which meatus is located under the inferior turbinate?

    <p>Inferior meatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure is a rounded projection of the lateral wall with ethmoid air cells just laterally?

    <p>Ethmoid bulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nerve supplies the superior part of the nasal cavity?

    <p>Posterior ethmoidal nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure is NOT part of the nasal septum?

    <p>Lateral nasal wall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which meatus is the site where the frontal sinus and ethmoidal sinus drain?

    <p>Middle meatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bone is covered with thick mucous membrane and typically receives the nasolacrimal duct?

    <p>Inferior turbinate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which meatus is located under the superior turbinate and includes the olfactory epithelium?

    <p>Superior meatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nerve passes through the foramen rotundum to enter the pterygopalatine fossa?

    <p>Maxillary nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

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