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  2. Nasal septum - Wikipedia

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    The septum generally stays in the midline until about the age of seven, at which point it will frequently deviate to the right. An operation to straighten the nasal septum is known as a septoplasty. A perforated nasal septum can be caused by an ulcer, trauma due to an inserted object, long-term exposure to welding fumes, [6] or cocaine use ...

  3. Human nose - Wikipedia

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    The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system. It is also the principal organ in the olfactory system. The shape of the nose is determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the nasal septum, which separates the nostrils and divides the nasal cavity into two. The nose has an important function in breathing.

  4. Nasal cavity - Wikipedia

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    The nasal septum divides the cavity into two cavities, [1] also known as fossae. [2] Each cavity is the continuation of one of the two nostrils. The nasal cavity is the uppermost part of the respiratory system and provides the nasal passage for inhaled air from the nostrils to the nasopharynx and rest of the respiratory tract.

  5. Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone - Wikipedia

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    Anatomy figure: 33:02-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Diagram of skeleton of medial (septal) nasal wall." Atlas image: rsa1p7 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Nasal septum, lateral view" lesson9 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (nasalseptumbonescarti

  6. Olfactory mucosa - Wikipedia

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    The neurons' dendrites project towards the nasal cavity while their axons ascend through the cribriform plate [1] as the olfactory nerves. [ 3 ] The part of the nasal cavity that is lined with olfactory mucosa is known as the olfactory region ( pars olfactoria tunicae mucosae nasi ), [ 2 ] while the rest of the nasal cavity that is lined by ...

  7. Vomeronasal organ - Wikipedia

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    The vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ, is the paired auxiliary olfactory (smell) sense organ located in the soft tissue of the nasal septum, in the nasal cavity just above the roof of the mouth (the hard palate) in various tetrapods. [1]

  8. Septum - Wikipedia

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    The lingual septum can be seen running vertically through the center of the tongue. Nasal septum: the cartilage wall separating the nostrils of the nose [4] Alveolar septa (AS) Alveolar septum: the thin wall which separates the alveoli from each other in the lungs [5] Orbital septum, a palpebral ligament in the upper and lower eyelids [6]

  9. Vomer - Wikipedia

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    The vomer (/ ˈ v oʊ m ər /; [1] [2] Latin: vomer, lit. 'ploughshare') is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull.It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones.