Head — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: _____ is an elevation just anterior to the attachment of middle turbinate

Answer: Agger nasi

Flashcard 202: Osteomas are most commonly seen in the _____ sinus

Answer: frontal

Flashcard 203: A cone of light can be seen radiating from the tip of malleus (umbo) to the periphery in the _____ quadrant of the tympanic membrane.

Answer: anteroinferior

Flashcard 204: The bulge on the medial wall, called the _____ is due to the basal coil of the cochlea

Answer: promontory

Flashcard 205: Internal nasal valve angle is usually _____ degrees

Answer: 10-15

Flashcard 206: What angle does the Eustachian tube make with the horizontal?

Answer: 45°

Extra: In adults, the Eustachian tube makes an angle of approximately 45° with the horizontal plane. In infants, the tube is shorter, wider, and more horizontal (about 10°), which predisposes them to middle ear infections (Otitis Media).

Flashcard 207: The _____ is the narrowest part of the nose and offers maximum resistance to airflow

Answer: nasal valve

Flashcard 208: Vestibule is part of _____ labyrinth.

Answer: bony

Flashcard 209: Above the ponticulus lies the _____ window

Answer: oval

Flashcard 210: What parts of the pinna are devoid of cartilage?_____

Answer: Incisura terminalis and the lobule