Middle nasal concha
| 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.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Concha media |
| TA | A06.1.02.014 |
| FMA | 57459 |
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
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 33:01-01 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- Anatomy figure: 22:02-10 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- upstate.edu - Frontal
- Atlas image: rsa1p9 at the University of Michigan Health System - lateral
- Atlas image: rsa1p6 at the University of Michigan Health System - coronal
- Anatomy diagram: 34256.000-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
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