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Bone: Middle nasal concha 
Ethmoid bone from behind. 
Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Middle nasal concha is at bottom of pink region.) Gray's subject #36 156 The medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid consists of a thin lamella, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and ends below in a free, convoluted margin, the middle nasal concha.
It is rough, and marked above by numerous grooves, directed nearly vertically downward from the cribriform plate; they lodge branches of the olfactory nerves, which are distributed to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha.
Additional images
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Nose and nasal cavities
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Ethmoid bone from the right side.
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Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity.
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The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches.
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Coronal section of nasal cavities.
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Sagittal section of nose, mouth, pharynx, and larynx.
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Nasal conchae
See also
- Nasal concha
External links
- SUNY Figs 33:01-01
- SUNY Figs 22:02-10
- upstate.edu - Frontal
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich rsa1p9 - lateral
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich rsa1p6 - coronal
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 34256.000-1
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Head and neck, upper RT: Nose (TA A06.1, TH H3.05.01, GA 10.992) External nose Ala of nose
nasal cartilages (of the septum, Greater alar, Lesser alar, Lateral nasal, Accessory nasal, Vomeronasal)Nasal cavity OpeningsLateral wallNasal concha/meati: Superior nasal concha · Middle nasal concha · Inferior nasal concha · Superior nasal meatus · Middle nasal meatus · Inferior nasal meatus
Sphenoethmoidal recess · Ethmoid bulla · Agger nasi · Ethmoidal infundibulum · Semilunar hiatus · Maxillary hiatusMedial wallParanasal sinuses Naso-pharynx Categories:- Bones of the head and neck
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