KROK 1 2023 – Question 94 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A 35-year-old man has been hospitalized with complaints of a runny nose and headache that last for 5 days already. After examination, he was diagnosed with maxillary sinusitis (inflammation of the maxillary sinus). Through what nasal passage did the infection reach this sinus?
- A. Nasopharyngeal meatus
- B. Middle nasal meatus
- C. Superior nasal meatus
- D. Common nasal meatus
- E. Inferior nasal meatus
Hint
Think about where the opening of the maxillary sinus lies on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, in relation to the three conchae.
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