superior meatus — n a curved relatively short anteroposterior passage on each side of the nose that occupies the middle third of the lateral wall of a nasal cavity between the superior and middle nasal conchae compare INFERIOR MEATUS, MIDDLE MEATUS … Medical dictionary
superior meatus of nose — m. nasi superior … Medical dictionary
area vestibularis superior meatus acustici interni — [TA] superior vestibular area of internal acoustic meatus: the upper portion of the fundus of the internal acoustic meatus, transmitting fibers of the utricular and superior ampullary nerves … Medical dictionary
Meatus — In anatomy, a meatus is a natural body opening or canal (Latin, 4th declension pl. meatus, or meatuses often incorrectly meati). Examples include: the external acoustic meatus, the opening of the ear canal The internal auditory meatus, a canal in … Wikipedia
meatus nasi superior — [TA] superior meatus of nose: the narrow cavity below the superior nasal concha, with which the posterior ethmoidal cells communicate … Medical dictionary
Superior nasal concha — Infobox Bone Name = Superior nasal concha Latin = GraySubject = 36 GrayPage = 156 Caption = Ethmoid bone from behind. Caption2 = Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior nasal concha is at top of pink region.)… … Wikipedia
Meatus — An opening or passageway. For example, the female urethral meatus. The urethra is the transport tube from the bladder to the outside of the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus of the female urethra is just above… … Medical dictionary
Meatus nasi — menschliche Nase Die Nase (lat. nasus) ist in der Anatomie das Organ von Wirbeltieren, das die Nasenlöcher sowie die Nasenhöhle beherbergt. Bei den Menschen und den meisten anderen Säugetieren liegt die Nase entweder im Gesichtszentrum oder an… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Superior auricular ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Superior auricular ligament Latin = ligamentum auriculare superius GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = helix To = external auditory meatus System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = z 01 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
meatus of nose — see m. nasi inferior, m. nasi medius, and m. nasi superior … Medical dictionary
