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        | Three shelves (superior, middle, inferior) covered by erectile mucosa, serves to increase the interior surface area [of the nasal cavity] 2
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        | Provides drainage for the sphenoid and posterior ethmoid sinuses 2
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        | Provides drainage for the frontal, anterior ethmoid, and maxillary sinuses 2
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        | Contains the orifice of the nasolacrimal duct 2
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        | Sickle-shaped thin bony part of the ethmoid bone, covered by mucoperiosteum, medial to the ethmoid infundibulum and lateral to the middle turbinate (derived from the second ethmoid turbinal) 2
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        | Pyramidal space that houses the drainage of the maxillary, anterior ethmoid, and frontal sinuses 2
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        | Variants of frontal sinus drainage patterns |  | Definition 
 
        | 80% attach to lamina papyracea leading to drainage medial to uncinate, 20% attach to skull base or middle turbinate leading to drainage lateral to uncinate into the infundibulum 2
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        | Gap that empties the ethmoid infundibulum, located between the uncinate process and the ethmoid bulla 2
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        | Location of sphenopalatine foramen |  | Definition 
 
        | Posterior to inferior attachment of the middle turbinate 2
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        | Contents of sphenopalatine foramen |  | Definition 
 
        | Sphenopalatine artery Sensory nerve fibers Parasympathetic fibers from vidian nerve to pterygopalatine ganglion2 |  | 
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        | Aerated middle turbinate, may result in nasal obstruction 2
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        | Region referring to the anterior ethmoids contining the ostia of the maxillary, frontal and ethmoid sinuses lateral to the middle turbinate 2
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        | Areas of the lateral nasal wall where no bone exists, located above the insertion of the inferior turbinate, may be the site of acessory maxillary ostia 2
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        | Nasolacrimal duct (location) |  | Definition 
 
        | Located lateral to the anterior uncinate process 2
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        | Nasolacrimal sac (location) |  | Definition 
 
        | Lateral to the agger nasi cell and opens into the inferior meatus 2
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        | Drainage of the frontal sinus |  | Definition 
 
        | Frontal recess in anterior middle meatus either medial or lateral to the uncinate. May be posterior and medial to agger nasi cells or lateral to agger nasi cells. 3
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        | Blood supply of frontal sinus |  | Definition 
 
        | Supraorbital artery Supratrochlear arteries Ophthalmic (cavernous sinus) vein Supraorbital (anterior facial) vein3 |  | 
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        | Plain film views of frontal sinus evaluation |  | Definition 
 
        | Lateral and Caldwell views 3
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        | Frontal recess (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | Drainage space between the frontal sius and semilunar hiatus. 3
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        | Frontal recess (boundaries) |  | Definition 
 
        | Posterior wall of agger nasi cell Lamina papyracea Middle turbinate3 |  | 
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        | Small venules that drain the sinus mucosa into the dural veins 3
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        | Frontal sinus (development) |  | Definition 
 
        | This sinus does not appear until 5-6 years old and is 4-7mL by 12-20 years.   5-10% underdeveloped3 |  | 
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        | Frontal sinus (innervation) |  | Definition 
 
        | Supraorbital nerve Supratrochlear nerve   Both from CNV13 |  | 
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        | Maxillary sinus (development) |  | Definition 
 
        | First sinus to develop in utero, biphasic growth at 3 and 7-18 years old   15 mL in volume as adult3 |  | 
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        | Maxillary sinus (drainage) |  | Definition 
 
        | Drains into the ethmoid infundibulum in the middle meatus   10 - 30% however have accessory ostium3 |  | 
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        | Maxillary sinus (blood supply) |  | Definition 
 
        | Internal maxillary artery <- external carotid Facial artery <- external carotid Maxillary vein -> retromandibular3 |  | 
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        | Maxillary sinus (innervation) |  | Definition 
 
        | Infraorbital nerve from CNV3 3
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        | Plain film view of Maxillary sinus |  | Definition 
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        | Maxillary sinus (adjacent structures) |  | Definition 
 
        | Adjacent structures:   Lateral nasal wall Alveolar process of maxilla Orbital floor Posterior maxillary wall3 |  | 
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        | Contents of pterygopalatine fossa |  | Definition 
 
        | Internal maxillary artery Pterygopalatine ganglion Branches of CNV3 |  | 
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        | Ethmoid sinus (development) |  | Definition 
 
        | 3-4 cells at birth (most developed at birth)   10-15 aerated cells, 2-3 mL total volume   Adult size by 12-15 years3 |  | 
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        | 5 turbinals of the ethmoid sinus |  | Definition 
 
        | Agger Nasi Uncinate Ethmoid bulla Ground lamella Posterior wall of most posterior cell3 |  | 
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        | Anterior cells drain into ethmoid infundibulum in the middle meatus   Posterior cells drain into the sphenoethmoidal recess in the superior meatus3 |  | 
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        | Ethmoid sinus (blood supply) |  | Definition 
 
        | Anterior ethmoid artery <- ophthalmic <- ICA Posterior ethmoid artery <- ophthalmic <- ICA Maxillary vein -> retromandibular Ethmoid veins -> cavernous sinus  3 |  | 
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        | Ethmoid sinus (innervation) |  | Definition 
 
        | Anterior ethmoidal nerve (nasociliary nerve, CNV1) Posterior ethmoidal nerve (nasociliary nerve, CNV1)4 |  | 
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        | Plain film view of ethmoid sinus |  | Definition 
 
        | Lateral view Caldwell view4 |  | 
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        | Ethmoid sinus (Adjacent structures) |  | Definition 
 
        | Adjacent structures:   Skull base Anterior ethmoid artery (roof of anterior cells) Nasal cavity Orbit4 |  | 
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        | Most anterior of anterior ethmoid cells found anterior and superior to the middle turbinate attachement to the lateral wall   The posterior wall of the agger nasi cells forms the anterior wall of the frontal recess4 |  | 
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        | The largest of the anterior ethmoid cells that lies above the infundibulum.    The anterior ethmoid artery courses the roof of this cell.4 |  | 
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        | Posterior lamella of middle turbinate |  | Definition 
 
        | Bony attachment of the middile turbinate which separates anterior and posterior ethmoid cells
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        | Anterior lamella of middle turbinate |  | Definition 
 
        | Bony attachment of middle turbinate inserts vertically into the crista ethmoidalis 4
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        | Middle part of ground lamella of middle turbinate |  | Definition 
 
        | Bony part of middle turbinate that inserts obliquely into the lamina papyracea 4
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        | Posterior part of ground lamella of middle turbinate |  | Definition 
 
        | Bony part of middle turbinate that attaches to the lamina horizontally 4
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        | Ethmoid cells that pneumatize lateral or posterior to anterior wall of the sphenoid   Carotid artery may indent into the lateral wall4 |  | 
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        | Ethmoid cells that extend into maxillary sinus above the osmium, pneumatic the medial and inferior orbital walls 4
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        | Lateral thin bony wall of the ethmoid sinus, separates orbit from ethmoid cells as a part of the medial orbital wall 4
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        | Sphenoid sinus (development) |  | Definition 
 
        | 0.5 - 0.8 mL as an adult Full size at 12-18 years old
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        | Sphenoid sinus (Drainage) |  | Definition 
 
        | Drains into the sphenoethmoidal recess in the superior meatus 4
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        | Shenoid sinus (blood supply) |  | Definition 
 
        | Sphenopalatine artery <- IMA Maxillary vein -> Pterygoid plexus
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        | Sphenoid sinus (innervation) |  | Definition 
 
        | Sphenopalatine nerve (parasympathetic fibers and CNV2) 4
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        | Plain films of sphenoid sinus |  | Definition 
 
        | Lateral and submentovertex (basal) 4
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        | Sphenoid sinus (adjacent structures) |  | Definition 
 
        | Adjacent structures: 
 Pons
 Pituitary (sella turcica)
 Carotid artery (lateral wall)
 CN II (lateral wall)
 Cavernous sinus (lateral)
 CNV2
 CN VI
 Clivus
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        | Anatomic relationships of sphenoid ostium (5) |  | Definition 
 
        | Adjacent to posterior border of nasal septum 6-8 cm posterior to the anterior nasal spine 30˚ angle from floor of nose (most reliable) Typically 1.5 cm above the choanal floor 1/3 up from the choana to the base of skull   6 |  | 
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        | Name the 4 nasal cartilages |  | Definition 
 
        | Upper lateral cartilage (paired) Lower lateral (alar) cartilages (paired) Sesamoid cartilage Lesser alar cartilage 6 |  | 
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        | Name the components of the nasal septum (5) |  | Definition 
 
        | Quadrangular cartilage Perpendicular plate of the ethmoid Vomer Nasal crest (maxillary and palatine bone) Anterior nasal spine |  | 
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        | External innervation of the nose (3) |  | Definition 
 
        | Supratrochlear and infratrochlear nerve (CN V1) - nasal dorsum External nasal branch of anterior ethoid (CN V1) - nasal tip Infraorbital nerve (CN V2) - malar, lateral nsoe, and subnasal regions   6 |  | 
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        | Internal innervation of the nose (4) |  | Definition 
 
        | Internal nasal branch of anterior ethmoid (CN V1) - anterosuperior nasal cavity Posterior ethmoid nerve (CN V1) - posterior nasal cavity Sphenopalatine nerve (CN V2) - posterior and inferior nasal cavity Superior alveolar nerves (CN V2) 6 |  | 
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        | Arterial supply nose of the nose from the external carotid artery. |  | Definition 
 
        | Internal maxillary artery Greater and lesser palatine a <- descending palatine a Medial (nasoseptal) and lateral nasal a <- sphenopalatine a   Facial artery Nasal septum and alar branches of superior labial a Lateral nasal artery Angular artery   |  | 
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        | Arterial supply of the nose from the internal carotid artery |  | Definition 
 
        | Ophthalmic artery Anterior ethmoid artery - lateral nasal wall and septum Posterior ethmoid artery - superior concha and septum Dorsal nasal artery - external nose 8 |  | 
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        | Greater palatine vein drains into the ____ |  | Definition 
 
        | posterior facial vein (external jugular vein) and cavernous sinus 8 |  | 
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        | Septal veins drain into _____ |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior facial vein (internal jugular vein) 8 |  | 
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        | Sphenopalatine vein drains into ____ |  | Definition 
 
        | cavernous sinus and maxillary vein (internal jugular vein) 8 |  | 
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        | Anterior and posterior ethmoidal veins drain into ____ |  | Definition 
 
        | ophthalmic veins (cavernous sinus) 8 |  | 
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        | Angular veins drain into ____ |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior facial vein (internal jugular vein) 8 |  | 
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        | Sympathetic innervation provides vasoconstrictor tone to arteries and capacitance veins, mediated through these 3 substances. |  | Definition 
 
        | Norepinephrine Neuropeptide Y Avian pancreatic polypeptie (APP) 9 |  | 
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        | Parasympathetic innervation controls secretions and dilates resistance vessels mediated through these 3 substances. |  | Definition 
 
        | Acetylcholine Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) Peptide histamine isoleucine (PHI) 10 |  | 
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        | Embryologic space that normally fuses during the development of the frontal bones. 14 |  | 
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        | Embryologic space between the nasal bone and nasal cartilage 14 |  | 
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        | Region between ethmoid and frontal bones, connects with prenasal space. 14 |  | 
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        | Dura projects thorugh the ___, the ___ or ___ into skin with failure of anterior neuropore closure. |  | Definition 
 
        | Foramen cecum Fronticulus frontalis (intranasally) Prenasal space (extranasally) 14 |  | 
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        | Encephalocele (pathophysiology) |  | Definition 
 
        | Failed closure of neuropore or failed migration of neural crest cells resutls in ependymal-lined meninges herniation through the base of the skull; communicates with subarachnoid space (CSF filled) 14 |  | 
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        | Hernation contains meninges only 14 |  | 
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        | Hernation contains meninges and brain elements 14 |  | 
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        | Meningoencephalocystocele |  | Definition 
 
        | Hernation contains meninges, brain and part of the ventricular system 14 |  | 
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        | This is the most common location for a cranial encephalocele. |  | Definition 
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        | Defect occurs between frontal and ethmoid bones at the foramen cecum 14 |  | 
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        | Name the 3 subtypes of sincipital encephaloceles. |  | Definition 
 
        | Nasofrontal (glabellar lesion) Nasoethmoidal (lateral nose lesion) Nasoorbital (medial orbital wall lesion) 14 |  | 
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