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What is the reason for sinuses in the skull?
No one knows exactly what purpose the cranial venous sinuses serve in the skull. The para-nasal sinuses help to add humidity and warmth to the air that is breathed. They also lighten the weight of the skull.
What two functions do barrier islands serve?
Barrier islands serve as natural protection against storm surges and coastal erosion by absorbing the energy of waves and hurricanes. They also provide important habitats for wildlife and serve as nesting grounds for shorebirds and sea turtles.
Functions of the sinuses?
The sinuses are basically pockets of air in the bone, 2 on the forehead, and one under each eye. The 'inner lining' of the sinuses is a thin layer of tissue. They are all interconnected with the nasal cavity, hense when you get a cold, you have the feeling that there is 'pressure on your head'The reason for their existence is simple:They act as natural 'Shock-absorbers'. If the head were to take a direct hit to the forehead, and if the sinuses weren't there, the impact would exert pressure on the rest of the skull. Lack of sinuses would make the skull more prone to cracking.
Sinuses make the bones in your head lighter?
Yes. The sinuses are air-filled areas in several bones in the face. They serve to make the skull lighter than if it were made of solid bone.
What functions does hair serve in humans?
To keep you warm.
What is the common name given to the venous sinuses in the dura mater?
dural sinuses, cerebral sinuses, or cranial sinuses
What are the functions of horsd'oeuvre?
The function of horsd'oeuvre's is to serve something little and light instead of a meal at certain functions.
What three functions do effective headings serve in business documents?
whats function do headers in a wall serve
What are the four pairs of paranasal sinuses?
Paranasal sinuses are a group of four air-filled spaces. Maxillary sinuses surround the nasal cavity, frontal sinuses are above the eyes, ethmoid sinuses are between the eyes and sphenoid sinuses are behind the eyes.
Why the para nasal sinuses are assembled around your nose?
They have two main functions: 1) As in all sinuses, they give size without added weight and 2) They give depth to the voice. You have the para nasal sinuses, assembled around your nose. You have maxillary sinuses, frontal sinuses, ethmoid sinuses and sphenoid sinuses around your nose. These sinuses make the area around your nose, very light in weight. The diagonally opposite part of the skull is thick and heavy. That is occipital bone for example! This has an evolutionary advantage to human being. After deep inspiration, you can float in the water, without any efforts. So these para nasal sinuses has helped you to keep your nose out of water. The opposite thick part of the skull help you in this endeavour. You can very easily understand the importance of your nose in water verses your nose out of water. That is the reason, why the para nasal sinuses are assembled around your nose. All the other advantages are accessory, probably.
What is thought to lighten the head and provide resonancefor the voice?
The sinuses: paranasal sinuses are a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity (maxillary sinuses), above the eyes (frontal sinuses), between the eyes (ethmoidal sinuses), and behind the ethmoids (sphenoidal sinuses).
What functions did monasteries and nunneries serve?
As one of a kind archives
