Gross anatomy of the middle ear boundaries,contents and functions animation duration. Osteomeatal complex the middle meatus is the space below and lateral to the middle turbinate, and is often functionally referred to as the osteomeatal complex. Hem 604 basic anatomy and physiology of human body course code hem 604. The project gutenberg ebook of surgical anatomy, by joseph.
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Osteomeatal complex is a functional entity of the anterior ethmoid complex that represents the final common pathway for drainage and ventilation of the frontal, maxillary, and anterior ethmoid cells. Computed tomography anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and. As of today we have 77,691,594 ebooks for you to download for free. The ostiomeatal complex omc or ostiomeatal unit omu, sometimes less correctly spelled as osteomeatal complex, is a common channel that links the frontal sinus, anterior ethmoid air cells and the maxillary sinus to the middle meatus, allowing airflow and mucociliary drainage. General osteology, speoal osteology, skeleton of the trunk, vertebral column, skeleton of the head, syndesmology, myology. Grays anatomy for students has been one of the most rated and wanted books when it comes to the subject of human anatomy. These functions are complex and much more difficult to examine than most anatomical structures. A five image set of consecutive normal coronal hanging head. Anatomy of the paranasal sinuses, osteomeatal complex and nasal walls maxillary sinuses fig. It contains the drainage pathways for the anterior ethmoids, the maxillary and the frontal sinuses. Anatomy and physiology is a dynamic textbook for the yearlong human anatomy and physiology. Grays anatomy is an english written textbook of human anatomy originally written by henry gray and illustrated by henry vandyke carter. The ostiomeatal complex omc is the collection of structures that aids in mucus drainage and airflow between the maxillary sinus, the anterior ethmoid air cells, and the frontal sinus.
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