Osteology

Bony nasal septum, left lateral view

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Image #37-7

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.

1. Nasal bone
2. Nasomaxillary suture
3. Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
4. Cleft to accommodate sphenoid process cartilaginous septum
5. Inferior nasal concha
6. Superior opening of incisive canal
7. Anterior nasal spine
8. Dental alveolus
9. Cribriform plate of ethmoidal bone
10. Sphenoid sinus
11. Upper pointer: Aperture of sphenoid sinus (margin partially cut away) Lower pointer: Tip of sphenoid (note small sutural bone beyond pointer)
12. Body sphenoid bone
13. Vomer (pointer on groove for nasopalatine nerve)
14. Lateral plate of pterygoid process
15. Medial plate of pterygoid process
16. Pterygoid hamulus
17. Nasal crest
18. Hard palate
19. Alveolar process of maxilla