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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.

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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.


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


What are the paranasl sinuses?

Paranasal sinuses are air-filled spaces located within the bones of the skull, specifically around the nasal cavity. They include four main pairs: the frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, and sphenoid sinuses. These sinuses help to lighten the skull, enhance voice resonance, and produce mucus that moisten the nasal passages. Additionally, they play a role in immune defense by trapping pathogens and particles.


How many pairs of sinus are there in human body?

There are four pairs of sinuses in the human body: frontal sinuses (in the forehead), maxillary sinuses (cheekbones), ethmoid sinuses (between the eyes), and sphenoid sinuses (behind the nose).


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.


Para nasal sinuses drain into which cavity?

Nasal cavity.


Four bones containing paranasal sinuses?

The maxillary sinuses are in the maxillary bones under the eyes. The frontal sinuses are in the frontal bone of your forehead. The ethmoid sinuses are in the ethmoid bone between the nose and the eyes. And the sphenoid sinuses are are in the sphenoid bone at the center of the skull base, below the pituitary gland.


What bone does not contain paranasal sinuses?

Any bone except the skull.


Where are all the sinuses located?

The paranasal sinus is behind your nose and cheeks. http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Headneck/Typesofheadneckcancers/Paranasalsinuscancer The medical term for it is called the maxillae