THRB.24 Flashcards

Dorsal nasal meatus

Dorsal nasal concha

Middle nasal meatus

Duct of lateral nasal gland

Common nasal meatus

Nasolacrimal duct

Cartilage of nasal septum

Ventral nasal meatus

Vomeronasal organ

Lateral frontal sinus with ectoturbinates

Dorsal nasal cavity

Middle nasal cavity

Ventral nasal cavity

Entrance to the maxillary recess

Alar fold

Basal fold

Ventral nasal concha
Where does the nasal cavity extend?
Nostrils → Lamina cribrosa
Function of nasal conchae
Increase respiratory surface area
Nasal conchae in animals with highly developed olfactory senses…
Are more complex
What is found underlying the mucosa of the nasal cavity?
Vascular plexii
Endoturbinate I
- Longest endoturbinate
- Most dorsal
- Extends furthest into the nasal cavity
- Forms the base of the dorsal nasal conchae

Endoturbinate II
- Forms the bony part of the middle nasal conchae

The bony part of the ventral nasal concha is formed by the…
Maxilla


