| Cartilage of the septum | | | | Bones and cartilages of septum of nose. Right side. (Cartilage of the septum visible as blue structure atright.) | | | | Cartilages of the nose, seen from below. (C. of septum visible in blue at bottom center.) | | Latin | cartilago septi nasi | | Gray's | subject #223 992 | | Dorlands/Elsevier | c_12/12217211 | The cartilage of the septum (or septal cartilage, or quadrangular cartilage) is somewhat quadrilateral in form, thicker at its margins than at its center, and completes the separation between the nasal cavities in front. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
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Its anterior margin, thickest above, is connected with the nasal bones, and is continuous with the anterior margins of the lateral cartilages; below, it is connected to the medial crura of the greater alar cartilages by fibrous tissue. The Nasal Bones (Ossa Faciei & Ossa Nasalia) are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face, and form, by their junction, the bridge of the nose. ...
Its posterior margin is connected with the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid; its inferior margin with the vomer and the palatine processes of the maxillae. The ethmoid bone (os ethmoidale) is a bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. ...
The maxillae are the largest bones of the face, except for the mandible, and form, by their union, the whole of the upper jaw. ...
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Skull - Forehead – Eye – Ear – Tongue – Teeth – Face – Cheek – Chin - Scalp Human skull (front) Human skull (side) In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones. ...
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Look up Cheek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The Cheeks are the fleshy area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the left or right ear, the skin being suspended by the chin and the yaws. ...
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The scalp is the anatomical area bordered by the face anteriorly and the neck to the sides and posteriorly. ...
Nose: Nostril - Nasal cavity - Nasal septum - cartilage (Accessory nasal cartilages, Cartilage of the septum, Greater alar cartilage, Lateral nasal cartilage, Lesser alar cartilages, Vomeronasal cartilage) - Vomeronasal cartilage - Choana - Turbinate - Sphenoethmoidal recess - Ethmoid bulla - Hiatus semilunaris - Ostium maxillare - Inferior meatus - Vomeronasal organ - Paranasal sinus - Olfactory glands - Human nose in profile A typical bulbous human nose Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration. ...
A nostril is one of the two channels of the nose, from the point where they bifurcate to the external opening. ...
The nasal cavity (or nasal fossa) is a large air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face. ...
The nasal septum or septum nasi separates the left and right airways in the nose, dividing the two nostrils. ...
The accessory nasal cartilages are small cartilages of the nose connecting the greater alar cartilage and lateral nasal cartilage. ...
Choana (plural: Choanae) latinization from the Greek choanē meaning funnel is the posterior nasal aperture. ...
In anatomy, a turbinate (or nasal concha) is a long, narrow and curled bone shelf (shaped like an elongated sea-shell) which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose. ...
The inferior meatus, the largest of the three meatuses of the nose, is the space between the inferior concha and the floor of the nasal cavity. ...
The vomeronasal organ (VNO) or Jacobsons organ (sometimes misspelled Jacobsens) is an auxiliary olfactory sense organ in some vertebrates, all of which are tetrapods. ...
The paranasal sinuses are eight (four pairs) air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face. ...
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The philtrum (Greek philtron, from philein, to love; to kiss) is the vertical groove in the upper lip, formed where the nasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development. ...
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The anterior triangle is bounded, in front, by the middle line of the neck; behind, by the anterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus; its base, directed upward, is formed by the lower border of the body of the mandible, and a line extending from the angle of the mandible to the...
The posterior triangle (or lateral cervical region) is bounded, in front, by the Sternocleidomastoideus; behind, by the anterior margin of the Trapezius; its base is formed by the middle third of the clavicle; its apex, by the occipital bone. ...
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