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The function of the sinus cavities within the cranial bone (skull) is not entirely clear. Beliefs about their possible function include: [1] Sinus cavities allow for voice resonance; They help filter and add moisture to any air that is inhaled through the nasal passages and in the removal of unwanted particles from the sinus cavities.
The confluence of sinuses shows significant variation. [1] Most commonly, there is a continuous connection between all of the sinuses. [1] [2] A very common variant is the superior sagittal sinus only draining into the right transverse sinus - more rarely, it may also only drain into the left transverse sinus.
The paranasal sinuses are joined to the nasal cavity via small orifices called ostia. These become blocked easily by allergic inflammation, or by swelling in the nasal lining that occurs with a cold. If this happens, normal drainage of mucus within the sinuses is disrupted, and sinusitis may occur. Because the maxillary posterior teeth are ...
The coronary sinus drains through the posterior wall of right atrium at the orifice of the coronary sinus. [6] [1] This orifice is located at the posteroinferior aspect of the right atrium, just medial [1] and to the left of the orifice of inferior vena cava, [6] and between the inferior vena cava and the right atrioventricular orifice ...
[1] The superior sinus is anterior to the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk. [1] It cannot be assessed in electrophysiology procedures. [1] The oblique sinus is an inverted J-shaped reflection of the venae cavae and pulmonary veins. [2] It lies behind the atria (particularly the left atrium), [1] and in between left and right pulmonary veins.
The sphenoid sinus is a paired paranasal sinus in the body of the sphenoid bone. It is one pair of the four paired paranasal sinuses. [1] The two sphenoid sinuses are separated from each other by a septum. Each sphenoid sinus communicates with the nasal cavity via the opening of sphenoidal sinus.
Anatomy figure: 28:03-06 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center – "Venous dural sinuses." Cavernous+Sinus at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) lesson2 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) Atlas image: n3a8p1 at the University of Michigan Health System
The ethmoid sinuses or ethmoid air cells of the ethmoid bone are one of the four paired paranasal sinuses. [1] Unlike the other three pairs of paranasal sinuses which consist of one or two large cavities, the ethmoidal sinuses entail a number of small air-filled cavities ("air cells"). [ 2 ]