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Q: What is opacities at the right mastoid air cell?
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What does opacification of mastoid air cells mean?

Opacification of the mastoid air cells means there is an infection in the nasal cavity. This is when there is a mastoid inflammation or infection and involves the mastoid air cells.


What is sclerosis left mastoid air cells?

what is sclerosis of the left mastoid


What is the term there is haziness of the left middle ear cavity and mastoid antrum with sclerosed mastoid air cells due to chronic oto-mastoiditis?

conduction deafness


What is the temporal part of the bone that can be seen and felt as a prominent lump just posterior to the ear?

This part is called as mastoid process. Besides it lies a styloid process. There are air cells inside the mastoid process.


What cells are removed during a mastoidectomy?

The cells are open spaces containing air that are located throughout the mastoid bone.


Mucous membranes within the air cells of the mastoid process are most likely to become infected by bacteria spreading from the?

mouth


What is a simple case of mastoiditis?

In a simple case of mastoiditis some fluid escapes into the mastoid air cells during a middle ear infection.


What does it mean if you have fluid in the mastoid air cells?

It is normally an fluid infection you get after numerous ear infections or an untreated ear infection. 1st step in treatment is antibiotics and if unsuccessful, surgery to drain the infection may be required.


What is the purpose of a mastoidectomy?

Mastoidectomy is performed to remove infected air cells within the mastoid bone caused by mastoiditis, ear infection, or an inflammatory disease of the middle ear (cholesteatoma).


When are mastoidectomies performed?

A mastoidectomy is performed to remove infected mastoid air cells resulting from ear infections, such as mastoiditis or chronic otitis, or by inflammatory disease of the middle ear (cholesteatoma).


The relationship between the temporal bone and the ear?

The petrous part of the temporal bone encloses the structures of the inner ear. Inside the tympanic cavity within the petrous part is the middle ear. The external acoustic canal ends at the tympanic membrane, which leads to the inner ear. Mastoid air cells within the mastoid process are connected to the tympanic cavity.


What purpose does the air cell serve on a egg and how does the air cell help the reproduction of an embryo.Does the air cell provide oxygen for the embryo or what?

Just before hatching begins, the air cell expands to approximately 30% of the internal volume of the egg. As hatching begins, the beak of the embryo penetrates the inner shell membrane where it forms the inner wall of the air cell. The lungs begin to function, inhaling the air from the air cell.