KROK 1 2011 – Question 84 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A 35-year-old patient complains about having severe rhinitis and loss of sense of smell for a week. Objectively: the nasal cavity contains a lot of mucus covering the mucous membrane and blocking olfactory receptors. In what region of the nasal cavity are these receptors located?
- A. Common nasal meatus
- B. Inferior nasal concha
- C. Vestibule of nose
- D. Superior nasal concha
- E. Median nasal concha
Hint
Recall the two functional zones of the nasal mucosa and which parts of the lateral wall and septum belong to the olfactory zone rather than the respiratory one.
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