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What is the names of the major paranasal sinuses?
paranasal sinus include frontal sinus, the maxillary sinus, the ethmodial sinuses, and the spheniodal sinus.
Is the olfactory nerve a function of the paranasal sinuses?
No, the olfactory nerve is responsible for the sense of smell and is not directly related to the paranasal sinuses. The olfactory nerve fibers extend into the nasal cavity where they are stimulated by odors, but the sinuses themselves do not play a direct role in the sense of smell.
What bones are paranasal sinuses?
The bones that contain the paranasal sinuses are the maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones. They are easy to remember in relation to the sinuses because each sinus has the same name as the bone it is in.
What is the name of the paranasal sinuses?
paranasal sinus include frontal sinus, the maxillary sinus, the ethmodial sinuses, and the spheniodal sinus.
What structure affects the quality of voice?
Paranasal Sinuses
What has the author Henrik B Hellquist written?
Henrik B. Hellquist has written: 'Pathology of the nose andparanasal sinuses' 'Pathology of the nose and paranasal sinuses' -- subject(s): Diseases, Nose, Paranasal sinuses, Pathology
Para nasal sinuses drain into which cavity?
Nasal cavity.
Are Sinuses found in the temporal bone?
The paranasal sinuses (which surround the nose) are found in the following bones: frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxillary. The maxillary sinuses are the largest of all sinuses. There are also sinuses found near the mastoid process of the temporal bone called the mastoid sinuses. The mastoid sinuses communicates with the inner ear, whereas the paranasal sinuses communicate with the nasal cavity.
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.
What bone does not contain paranasal sinuses?
Any bone except the skull.
How an infection in the nasopharynx can also result in an infection in the paranasal sinuses and the middle ear?
They are all connected. The nasopharynx is connected posterior and inferiorly to the paranasal sinuses and is connected to the middle ear by the auditory (Eustachian) tubes. The mucous membranes of the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and middle ear are all connected by ducts. Infections can spread through all those areas.
What is sinus situs?
Sinusitis-is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which maybe due to infection.
