Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Osteology

Nasal fossae, posterior view through choanae

1 .	Pterygoid process sphenoid bone
2 .	Pharyngeal canal
3 .	Lateral plate of pterygoid process
4 .	Cribriform plate (faintly shown)
5 .	Pterygoid fossa
6 .	Bony nasal septum (vomer)
7 .	Medial plate of pterygoid process
8 .	Nasofrontal suture & nasal bone (in depths of view)
9 .	Pyramidal process palatine bone
10 .	Lesser palatine foramen
11 .	Greater palatine foramen
12 .	Median palatine suture
13 .	Body sphenoid bone
14 .	Ala of vomer
15 .	Sphenoid process palatine bone
16 .	Superior nasal concha & superior nasal meatus
17 .	Ethmoidal bulla
18 .	Infundibulum of ethmoid bone & uncinate process
19 .	Middle nasal concha & middle nasal meatus
20 .	Inferior nasal concha &Inferior nasal meatus
21 .	Pterygoid hamulus
22 .	Horizontal plate palatine bone
23 .	Transverse palatine suture
24 .	Palatine process of maxilla