Open AccessCadaver Studies of the Anatomy of Arterial Supply to the Inferior Turbinates
Author(s) -
N. D. Padgham,
Richard Vaughan-Jones
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of the royal society of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1758-1095
pISSN - 0141-0768
DOI - 10.1177/014107689108401212
Subject(s) - cadaver , medicine , anatomy , dissection (medical) , blood supply , context (archaeology) , artery , turbinates , surgery , nose , biology , paleontology
The anatomy of the arterial supply of the inferior turbinate was studied by dissection and serial histological sections. The arrangement was found to be constant, with a single main descending branch of the sphenopalatine artery entering its substance from above, 1–1.5 cm from its posterior border. This artery branches as it passes forwards within the turbinate, remaining close to the bone. As these pass anteriorly they give rise to arterial arcades which remain close to or within the bone, with the main artery increasing in diameter. The implications of these findings are discussed in a surgical context.