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12 sie 2019 · Interactive diagrams show sinus cavity locations and help visualize sinusitis, the most common type of sinus infection. We also go over sinusitis signs and care.
30 paź 2023 · The left and right transverse sinuses travel in the base of the tentorium cerebelli, along the occipital bone. It communicates with the straight sinus, superior sagittal sinus and the occipital sinus at a point called the confluence of sinuses; at the level of the internal occipital protuberance.
24 lip 2023 · One of the most prominent dural sinuses of the head is the cavernous sinus. This sinus is responsible for allowing the passage of many cranial nerves (CN), particularly important for ocular and facial function.
20 sty 2018 · There are four paired sinuses (named for the skull bones in which they are located) in the human head: Frontal sinuses: The right and left frontal sinuses are located near the center of the...
30 paź 2023 · The paranasal sinuses are paired and symmetrical, air-filled cavities situated around the nasal cavity. Paranasal sinuses are found in three bones of the neurocranium (braincase), the frontal bone, ethmoid bone, and sphenoid bone. The maxilla is the only facial bone (viscerocranium) that contains its own sinuses.
30 sty 2023 · The sphenoidal sinuses lie within the body of the sphenoid bone. They are located at the most posterior (farthest toward the back of the head) of the paranasal sinuses. Each sinus opens into the sphenoethmoidal recess, which is above the superior concha. See Image. Anatomical Positioning of Sinuses.
Sensation is provided to the nasal cavity primarily via branches of the trigeminal nerve, one of the twelve cranial nerves arising from the brain into various structures in the head and neck.
