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Nose and Nasal Cavity - UNC MS1 Anatomy
Nose and Nasal Cavity - UNC MS1 Anatomy
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Anatomy
Graduate
12/11/2011

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Term
what separates the nasal cavity and the nasal pharynx?
Definition
choanae
Term
what kind of pain can maxillary sinusitis present as?
why?
Definition
dental pain because infraorbital nerve runs through roof of sinus and gives off superior alveolar nerves to the teeth. roots of molars also project into floor of sinus
Term
what is Kiesselbach's area?
Definition
common site for nose bleeds - in anterior septum, highly vascularized with extensive anatomoses
Term
tensor veli palatini, action and innervation
Definition
tenses soft palate and closes oral cavity from nasopharynx during swallowing; opens auditory tube when yawn or swallow. innervated by V3 of trigeminal
Term
levator veli palatini, action and innervation
Definition
elevates soft palate, helps to close oral cavity from nasopharynx during swallowing and open auditory tube when yawn or swallow. innervated by vagus
Term
all soft palate muscles (except tensor veli palatini) are innervated by what?
Definition
vagus
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