2. By the end of this presentation the class will know:
The anatomical structure of the Ethmoid sinus
The locatione of the ethmoid sinus
Some diseases that may associate with the ethmoid
air cell or sinus
OBJECTIVE
3. As part of the 4 paranasal
sinuses namely the Frontal,
Ethmoid, Sphenoid and the
maxillary sinuses, the Ethmoid
sinuses are paired air –filled
cavities found in the spongy
ethmoid bone in the upper
part of the nasal cavity tween
the obits (eyes).
ETHMOID SINUSES
4. Ethmoid sinuses varies in
both size and number in the
lateral mass of eachof the
the ethmoid bones with the
average of 9 sinuses
(ranging from 4- 17 sinuses)
in each ethmoidal
Structure
5. They are divided into anterior and
posterior groups situated in the
ethmoid labyrinth and completed
by the frontal, maxilla, lacrimal,
sphenoid and palatine bones,
6. The ethmoid sinuses are present
at birth and continue to develop up
to the age 12year.
7. The anterior and posterior
arteries supply oxygenated
blood to the ethmoid sinuses
and the anterior and posterior
veins carries deoxygenated
blood away from the ethmoid
sinuses.
BLOOD SUPPLY
9. The group of the ethmoidal
sinuses drains into the nasal
meatuses with the posterior
group of the ethmoidal sinus
drains into the superior
meatus above the middle
nasal concha.
DRAINAGE
10. Like the other paranasal sinuses, Ethmoid
sinuses:
Lightening the weight of the head
Produces Mucus to lubricate the nose
Humidifying inhaled air
Filters debris from inhaled air
Increase resonance of speech
Limits extent of facial injury from trauma
Function
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