Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Osteology
Bony nasal septum, left lateral view
Image #37-7
KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints, Face, Nose.
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Osteology
Bony nasal septum, left lateral view
The skull has been cut in a parasagittal plane a few millimeters to the left of the midline.
- Nasal bone
- Nasomaxillary suture
- Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
- Cleft to accommodate sphenoid process cartilaginous septum
- Inferior nasal concha
- Superior opening of incisive canal
- Anterior nasal spine
- Dental alveolus
- Cribriform plate of ethmoidal bone
- Sphenoid sinus
- Upper pointer: Aperture of sphenoid sinus (margin partially cut away) Lower pointer: Tip of sphenoid (note small sutural bone beyond pointer)
- Body sphenoid bone
- Vomer (pointer on groove for nasopalatine nerve)
- Lateral plate of pterygoid process
- Medial plate of pterygoid process
- Pterygoid hamulus
- Nasal crest
- Hard palate
- Alveolar process of maxilla