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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sinus drains through ostia in the sphenoethmoidal recess?

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

Which sinus drains primarily through ostia under the middle turbinate?

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

Which sinus is the largest?

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

Where does the maxillary sinus drain?

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

Where does the frontal sinus drain?

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

Where does the ethmoid sinus drain?

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

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

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

Which function is NOT performed by the nasal cavity?

<p>Mastication (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which meatus is located under the inferior turbinate?

<p>Inferior meatus (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the superior part of the nasal cavity?

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

Which structure is NOT part of the nasal septum?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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