Question

An 18-year-old with epistaxis that doesn't stop after pinching the nose for 15 minutes. He frequently picks his nose. Where is the most common site of anterior nosebleeds?

Accepted Answer

Kiesselbach's area (Little's area)

Answer

Woodruff's plexus

Answer

Eustachian tube opening

Answer

Sphenopalatine artery branch

Answer

Ethmoid artery plexus

Practice question

An 18-year-old with epistaxis that doesn't stop after pinching the nose for 15 minutes. He frequently picks his nose. Where is the most common site of anterior nosebleeds?