Thursday, September 23, 2010

Reconstructive

310) Which of the following statements is TRUE about external nasal subunits?

A. Any subunit defect greater than 30% should be enlarged to occupy the entire subunit.
B. The ala refers to the skin and soft tissue overlying the lateral crura of the lower lateral cartilages.
C. The tip-defining point indicates the base of the soft triangle of the nose.
D. The lobule is covered by thin sebaceous skin.
E. The sill comprises the most posterior aspect of the nostril rim.




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Leach J.: Reconstruction of Nasal Tissue Deficits, A Self-Instructional Package, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc., 1998, pp.19-22

Kim D. W., Mau T.: Surgical Anatomy of the Nose, Chapter 170, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (Bailey), 4th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006, pp. 2511-2531



310) E        The sill comprises the most posterior aspect of the nostril rim.

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