Superior nasal concha
The back part of the medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid is subdivided by a narrow oblique fissure, the superior meatus of the nose, bounded above by a thin, curved plate, the superior nasal concha.
| Superior nasal concha | |
|---|---|
 Ethmoid bone from behind. | |
 Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior nasal concha is at top of pink region.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Concha nasi superior, concha nasalis superior |
| TA98 | A06.1.02.013 |
| TA2 | 734 |
| FMA | 57458 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The bone found in superior nasal concha is part of the ethmoid bone.
See also
Additional images
Ethmoid bone from the right side.
Horizontal section of nasal and orbital cavities.
Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity.
Coronal section of nasal cavities.
Nasal conchae
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 156 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 33:01-04 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
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