Wing of the nose

Wing of the nose

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Latin = ala nasi
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Caption = Cartilages of the nose. Side view. (Wing of the nose visible but not labeled.)


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The lateral surface of the external nose ends below in a rounded eminence, the wing of the nose.

It is elevated by the Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle.

ee also

* nostril
* greater alar cartilage
* Accessory muscles of respiration

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