Talk:Paranasal sinus
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more details of structure please. th ey are just empty pockets of air? how does the air get there? are they lined with tissue or are they just bone? how many openings does each have? how do they becom e "pressurized"? etc etc- Omegatron 23:54, May 16, 2005 (UTC)
I beleive they are referred to as simply "air sinuses". Is that correct? - fnielsen 10:06, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Vestigial anachronisms?
From a zoological persective, this sort of expression is viewed as a bit Victorian. It is certainly not very helpful especially when a number of functions are listed directly above. Tonsils and adenoids used to be viewed as vestiges before it was realised that they are a useful part of the lymphoid system. Can I suggest that the phrasing is changed? Jellytussle 19:40, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bogus role of sinuses?
The Journal of Modern Vision Science doesn't appear to be a well-established journal. It is has no articles indexed by PubMed, its website shows no editors well-established in the field. Either it is a very new organisation or its a garden shed project. Whichever it is, I'd be wary of claiming that sinuses play "a role in moderating the influence of the respiratory system on the visual system" unless it is backed up with some more concrete evidence. - Pgr94 13:22, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed. This belongs on the bad science page if anywhere at all. I have deleted it. Jellytussle 16:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Diagrams?
A diagram of the sinuses would really help me, could someone add one?
[edit] Must generalize this article
As the article is currently written, one would assume that paranasal sinuses are restricted just to humans. However, they occur across a number of animals. I would suggest restructuring the article to reflect this.Diceratops 15:11, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Other ailments?
Does anyone know if there has ever been a documented case of an adult with one or more missing sinus cavities (particularly the frontal cavities)? Is there a medical condition in which one or more sinus cavities are absent or extremely small?
Thanks
Gatecrasher13 04:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
