Nasal cartilages

Nasal cartilages
Cartilages of the nose. Side view. (Greater alar cartilage visible in blue at center right.)
Cartilages of the nose, seen from below.
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Identifiers
Latin	cartilagines nasi
TA	A06.1.01.006
FMA	71704
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The nasal cartilages are structures in the nose that provide form and support.

They include:

References

External nose

Openings	Nasal vestibule Nostril Posterior nasal apertures

Lateral wall	Nasal conchae: Supreme nasal concha Superior nasal concha Middle nasal concha Inferior nasal concha Nasal meatus: (Supreme superior middle inferior) Sphenoethmoidal recess Ethmoid bulla Agger nasi Ethmoidal infundibulum Semilunar hiatus Maxillary hiatus

Medial wall	Nasal septum Vomeronasal organ

Mucous membrane	Olfactory mucosa

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