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href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuesa_nasal" title="Fuesa nasal – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Fuesa nasal" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%A9ngua" title="Tĩngua – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Tĩngua" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burun_bo%C5%9Flu%C4%9Fu" title="Burun boşluğu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Burun boşluğu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph%C4%AB%E2%81%BF-khiu%E2%81%BF" title="Phīⁿ-khiuⁿ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Phīⁿ-khiuⁿ" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Носна кухина – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Носна кухина" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavitat_nasal" title="Cavitat nasal – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cavitat nasal" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosn%C3%AD_dutina" title="Nosní dutina – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Nosní dutina" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceudod_y_trwyn" title="Ceudod y trwyn – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ceudod y trwyn" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%81_%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A" title="جوف خنافري – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="جوف خنافري" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasenh%C3%B6hle" title="Nasenhöhle – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nasenhöhle" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%82%DE%AD%DE%8A%DE%A6%DE%8C%DE%AA%DE%8E%DE%AC_%DE%89%DE%A6%DE%8E%DE%AA" title="ނޭފަތުގެ މަގު – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ނޭފަތުގެ މަގު" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina%C3%B5%C3%B5s" title="Ninaõõs – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ninaõõs" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%82_%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BB%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%82" title="Ρινικές κοιλότητες – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ρινικές κοιλότητες" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosa_nasal" title="Fosa nasal – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fosa nasal" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naza_kavo" title="Naza kavo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Naza kavo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudur-hobi" title="Sudur-hobi – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Sudur-hobi" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C" title="حفره بینی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="حفره بینی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavit%C3%A9_nasale" title="Cavité nasale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cavité nasale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noasholte" title="Noasholte – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Noasholte" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosa_nasal" title="Fosa nasal – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Fosa nasal" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%84%EA%B0%95" title="비강 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="비강" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D6%85%D6%80%D5%A3%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Հոտառության օրգաններ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հոտառության օրգաններ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rongga_hidung" title="Rongga hidung – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Rongga hidung" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosse_nasali" title="Fosse nasali – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Fosse nasali" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korta_poz%C3%AA" title="Korta pozê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Korta pozê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deguna_dobums" title="Deguna dobums – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Deguna dobums" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosies_ertm%C4%97" title="Nosies ertmė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Nosies ertmė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caveta_nasal" title="Caveta nasal – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Caveta nasal" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orr%C3%BCreg" title="Orrüreg – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Orrüreg" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rongga_hidung" title="Rongga hidung – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Rongga hidung" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neusholte" title="Neusholte – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Neusholte" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BC%BB%E8%85%94" title="鼻腔 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="鼻腔" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jama_nosowa" title="Jama nosowa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jama nosowa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_nasal" title="Fossa nasal – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Fossa nasal" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0" title="Полость носа – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Полость носа" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cavity" title="Nasal cavity – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Nasal cavity" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosov%C3%A1_dutina" title="Nosová dutina – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Nosová dutina" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosna_votlina" title="Nosna votlina – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Nosna votlina" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nen%C3%A4ontelo" title="Nenäontelo – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Nenäontelo" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4sh%C3%A5la" title="Näshåla – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Näshåla" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burun_bo%C5%9Flu%C4%9Fu" title="Burun boşluğu – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Burun boşluğu" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0" title="Порожнина носа – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Порожнина носа" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoang_m%C5%A9i" title="Khoang mũi – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Khoang mũi" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%96_%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%9B%D7%A2%D7%A8" title="נאז לעכער – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" 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class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:dimgray; color: white">Nasal cavity</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu01_head_neck.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Illu01_head_neck.jpg/140px-Illu01_head_neck.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Illu01_head_neck.jpg/210px-Illu01_head_neck.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Illu01_head_neck.jpg/280px-Illu01_head_neck.jpg 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="430" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Head and neck</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illu_conducting_passages.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Illu_conducting_passages.svg/140px-Illu_conducting_passages.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Illu_conducting_passages.svg/210px-Illu_conducting_passages.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Illu_conducting_passages.svg/280px-Illu_conducting_passages.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="328" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Conducting passages</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nose" title="Nose">Nose</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>cavum nasi; cavitas nasi</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D009296">D009296</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/06.1.02.001%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A06.1.02.001</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=3165">3165</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma54378">54378</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156104" class="extiw" title="d:Q156104">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>nasal cavity</b> is a large, air-filled space above and behind the <a href="/wiki/Nose" title="Nose">nose</a> in the middle of the <a href="/wiki/Face" title="Face">face</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Nasal_septum" title="Nasal septum">nasal septum</a> divides the cavity into two cavities,<sup id="cite_ref-Gray's2016_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gray's2016-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also known as <b>fossae</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Free_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Free-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each cavity is the continuation of one of the two <a href="/wiki/Nostril" title="Nostril">nostrils</a>. The nasal cavity is the uppermost part of the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_system" title="Respiratory system">respiratory system</a> and provides the <b>nasal passage</b> for inhaled air from the <a href="/wiki/Nostril" title="Nostril">nostrils</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Nasopharynx" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasopharynx">nasopharynx</a> and rest of the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_tract" title="Respiratory tract">respiratory tract</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Paranasal_sinuses" title="Paranasal sinuses">paranasal sinuses</a> surround and drain into the nasal cavity. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png/220px-Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png/330px-Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png/440px-Anatomy_of_the_human_nasal_cavity.png 2x" data-file-width="642" data-file-height="665" /></a><figcaption>Nasal cavity anatomy</figcaption></figure> <p>The term "nasal cavity" can refer to each of the two cavities of the nose, or to the two sides combined. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex,_coronal_plane,_with_annotations.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex%2C_coronal_plane%2C_with_annotations.png/220px-CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex%2C_coronal_plane%2C_with_annotations.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex%2C_coronal_plane%2C_with_annotations.png/330px-CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex%2C_coronal_plane%2C_with_annotations.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex%2C_coronal_plane%2C_with_annotations.png/440px-CT_of_the_ostiomeatal_complex%2C_coronal_plane%2C_with_annotations.png 2x" data-file-width="2165" data-file-height="1380" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/CT_scan" title="CT scan">CT scan</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Coronal_plane" title="Coronal plane">coronal plane</a>, showing the ostiomeatal complex (green area)</figcaption></figure> <p>The lateral wall of each nasal cavity mainly consists of the <a href="/wiki/Maxilla" title="Maxilla">maxilla</a>. However, there is a deficiency that is compensated for by the perpendicular plate of the <a href="/wiki/Palatine_bone" title="Palatine bone">palatine bone</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Medial_pterygoid_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Medial pterygoid plate">medial pterygoid plate</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Labyrinth_of_ethmoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Labyrinth of ethmoid">labyrinth of ethmoid</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Inferior_concha" class="mw-redirect" title="Inferior concha">inferior concha</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Paranasal_sinus" class="mw-redirect" title="Paranasal sinus">paranasal sinuses</a> are connected to the nasal cavity through small orifices called <a href="/wiki/Sinus_ostium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinus ostium">ostia</a>. Most of these ostia communicate with the nose through the lateral nasal wall, via a semi-lunar depression in it known as the <a href="/wiki/Semilunar_hiatus" title="Semilunar hiatus">semilunar hiatus</a>. The hiatus is bound laterally by a projection known as the <a href="/wiki/Uncinate_process_of_ethmoid_bone" title="Uncinate process of ethmoid bone">uncinate process</a>. This region is called the <b>ostiomeatal complex</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Knipe_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Knipe-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The roof of each nasal cavity is formed in its upper third to one half by the <a href="/wiki/Nasal_bone" title="Nasal bone">nasal bone</a> and more inferiorly by the junctions of the upper lateral cartilage and nasal septum. Connective tissue and skin cover the bony and cartilaginous components of the <a href="/wiki/Nasal_dorsum" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasal dorsum">nasal dorsum</a>. </p><p>The floor of the nasal cavities, which also form the roof of the mouth, is made up by the bones of the hard palate: the horizontal plate of the palatine bone posteriorly and the palatine process of the maxilla anteriorly. The most anterior part of the nasal cavity is the <b>nasal vestibule</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Beitler_McDonald_Wadsworth_Hudgins_2016_pp._673–697.e2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beitler_McDonald_Wadsworth_Hudgins_2016_pp._673–697.e2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vestibule is enclosed by the <a href="/wiki/Nasal_cartilages" title="Nasal cartilages">nasal cartilages</a> and lined by the same <a href="/wiki/Epithelium" title="Epithelium">epithelium</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Skin" title="Skin">skin</a> (stratified squamous, keratinized). Within the vestibule, this changes into the typical respiratory epithelium that lines the rest of the nasal cavity and <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_tract" title="Respiratory tract">respiratory tract</a>. Inside the <a href="/wiki/Nostril" title="Nostril">nostrils</a> of the vestibule are the <a href="/wiki/Nasal_hair" title="Nasal hair">nasal hair</a>, which filter dust and other matter that are breathed in. The back of the cavity blends, via the <a href="/wiki/Posterior_nasal_apertures" class="mw-redirect" title="Posterior nasal apertures">choanae</a>, into the <a href="/wiki/Nasopharynx" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasopharynx">nasopharynx</a>. </p><p>The nasal cavity is divided in two by the vertical <a href="/wiki/Nasal_septum" title="Nasal septum">nasal septum</a>. On the side of each nasal cavity are three horizontal outgrowths called <a href="/wiki/Nasal_concha" title="Nasal concha">nasal conchae</a> (singular "concha") or turbinates. These turbinates disrupt the airflow, directing air toward the <a href="/wiki/Olfactory_epithelium" title="Olfactory epithelium">olfactory epithelium</a> on the surface of the turbinates and the septum. The <a href="/wiki/Vomeronasal_organ" title="Vomeronasal organ">vomeronasal organ</a> is located at the back of the <a href="/wiki/Septum" title="Septum">septum</a> and has a role in <a href="/wiki/Pheromone" title="Pheromone">pheromone</a> detection. </p><p>The nasal cavity has a <b>nasal valve area</b> that includes an <b>external nasal valve</b> and an <b>internal nasal valve</b>. The external nasal valve is bounded medially by the <a href="/wiki/Columella_nasi" class="mw-redirect" title="Columella nasi">columella</a>, laterally by the <a href="/wiki/Lateral_nasal_cartilage" title="Lateral nasal cartilage">lateral nasal cartilage</a>, and posteriorly by the nasal sill.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The internal nasal valve is bounded laterally by the caudal border of the lateral nasal cartilage, medially by the dorsal <a href="/wiki/Nasal_septum" title="Nasal septum">nasal septum</a>, and inferiorly by the anterior border of the <a href="/wiki/Inferior_nasal_concha" title="Inferior nasal concha">inferior turbinate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The internal nasal valve is the narrowest region of the nasal cavity and is the primary site of nasal resistance.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Segments">Segments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Segments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The nasal cavity is divided into two segments: the respiratory segment and the olfactory segment. </p> <ul><li>The respiratory segment comprises most of each nasal cavity, and is lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium (also called <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_epithelium" title="Respiratory epithelium">respiratory epithelium</a>). The conchae, or turbinates, are located in this region. The turbinates have a very vascularized lamina propria (erectile tissue) allowing the venous plexuses of their mucosa to engorge with blood, restricting airflow and causing air to be directed to the other side of the nose, which acts in concert by shunting blood out of its turbinates. This <a href="/wiki/Nasal_cycle" title="Nasal cycle">cycle</a> occurs approximately every two and a half hours.</li> <li>The olfactory segment is lined with a specialized type of pseudostratified columnar epithelium, known as <a href="/wiki/Olfactory_epithelium" title="Olfactory epithelium">olfactory epithelium</a>, which contains <a href="/wiki/Olfactory_receptor" title="Olfactory receptor">receptors</a> for the sense of the smell. This segment is located in and beneath the mucosa of the roof of each nasal cavity and the medial side of each middle turbinate. Histological sections appear yellowish-brown due to the presence of lipofuscin pigments. Olfactory mucosal cell types include bipolar neurons, supporting (sustentacular) cells, basal cells, and <a href="/wiki/Bowman%27s_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Bowman's glands">Bowman's glands</a>. The axons of the bipolar neurons form the <a href="/wiki/Olfactory_nerve" title="Olfactory nerve">olfactory nerve</a> (cranial nerve I) which enters the brain through the <a href="/wiki/Cribriform_plate" title="Cribriform plate">cribriform plate</a>. Bowman's glands are serous glands in the lamina propria, whose secretions trap and dissolve odoriferous substances.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blood_supply">Blood supply</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Blood supply"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is a rich blood supply to the nasal cavity. Blood supply comes from branches of both the <a href="/wiki/Internal_carotid_artery" title="Internal carotid artery">internal</a> and <a href="/wiki/External_carotid_artery" title="External carotid artery">external carotid artery</a>, including branches of the <a href="/wiki/Facial_artery" title="Facial artery">facial artery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maxillary_artery" title="Maxillary artery">maxillary artery</a>. The named arteries of the nose are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sphenopalatine_artery" title="Sphenopalatine artery">Sphenopalatine artery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_palatine_artery" title="Greater palatine artery">greater palatine artery</a>, branches of the <a href="/wiki/Maxillary_artery" title="Maxillary artery">maxillary artery</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_ethmoidal_artery" title="Anterior ethmoidal artery">Anterior ethmoidal artery</a> and <a href="/wiki/Posterior_ethmoidal_artery" title="Posterior ethmoidal artery">posterior ethmoidal artery</a>, branches of the <a href="/wiki/Ophthalmic_artery" title="Ophthalmic artery">ophthalmic artery</a></li> <li>Septal branches of the <a href="/wiki/Superior_labial_artery" title="Superior labial artery">superior labial artery</a>, a branch of the <a href="/wiki/Facial_artery" title="Facial artery">facial artery</a>, which supplies the vestibule of the nasal cavity.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nerve_supply">Nerve supply</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nerve supply"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Innervation" class="mw-redirect" title="Innervation">Innervation</a> of the nasal cavity responsible for the <a href="/wiki/Sense_of_smell" title="Sense of smell">sense of smell</a> is via the <a href="/wiki/Olfactory_nerve" title="Olfactory nerve">olfactory nerve</a>, which sends microscopic fibers from the <a href="/wiki/Olfactory_bulb" title="Olfactory bulb">olfactory bulb</a> through the <a href="/wiki/Cribriform_plate" title="Cribriform plate">cribriform plate</a> to reach the top of the nasal cavity. </p><p>General sensory innervation is by branches of the <a href="/wiki/Trigeminal_nerve" title="Trigeminal nerve">trigeminal nerve</a> (V<sub>1</sub> and V<sub>2</sub>): </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasociliary_nerve" title="Nasociliary nerve">Nasociliary nerve</a> (V<sub>1</sub>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_ethmoidal_nerve" title="Anterior ethmoidal nerve">Anterior ethmoidal nerve</a> from the nasociliary nerve (V<sub>1</sub>)</li> <li>Posterior nasal branches of <a href="/wiki/Maxillary_nerve" title="Maxillary nerve">maxillary nerve</a> (V<sub>2</sub>)</li></ul> <p>The nasal cavity is innervated by autonomic fibers. <a href="/wiki/Sympathetic_nervous_system" title="Sympathetic nervous system">Sympathetic</a> innervation to the blood vessels of the mucosa causes them to <a href="/wiki/Vasoconstriction" title="Vasoconstriction">constrict</a>, while the control of secretion by the <a href="/wiki/Mucous_glands" class="mw-redirect" title="Mucous glands">mucous glands</a> is carried on <a href="/wiki/Postganglionic" class="mw-redirect" title="Postganglionic">postganglionic</a> <a href="/wiki/Parasympathetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasympathetic">parasympathetic</a> nerve fibers originating from the <a href="/wiki/Facial_nerve" title="Facial nerve">facial nerve</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The two nasal cavities condition the air to be received by the other areas of the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_tract" title="Respiratory tract">respiratory tract</a>. Owing to the large surface area provided by the <a href="/wiki/Nasal_concha" title="Nasal concha">nasal conchae</a> (also known as turbinates), the air passing through the nasal cavity is warmed or cooled to within 1 degree of <a href="/wiki/Body_temperature" class="mw-redirect" title="Body temperature">body temperature</a>. In addition, the air is humidified, and dust and other particulate matter is removed by <a href="/wiki/Nasal_hair" title="Nasal hair">nasal hair</a> in the nostrils. The entire mucosa of the nasal cavity is covered by a blanket of mucus, which lies superficial to the microscopic cilia and also filters inspired air. The <a href="/wiki/Cilia" class="mw-redirect" title="Cilia">cilia</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Respiratory_epithelium" title="Respiratory epithelium">respiratory epithelium</a> move the secreted mucus and particulate matter posteriorly towards the <a href="/wiki/Human_pharynx" class="mw-redirect" title="Human pharynx">pharynx</a> where it passes into the <a href="/wiki/Esophagus" title="Esophagus">esophagus</a> and is digested in the stomach. The nasal cavity also houses the sense of smell and contributes greatly to taste sensation through its posterior communication with the mouth via the <a href="/wiki/Choanae" class="mw-redirect" title="Choanae">choanae</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2011</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Diseases of the nasal cavity include <a href="/wiki/Virus" title="Virus">viral</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bacteria" title="Bacteria">bacterial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fungus" title="Fungus">fungal</a> infections, nasal cavity <a href="/wiki/Tumors" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumors">tumors</a>, both benign and much more often malignant, as well as inflammations of the <a href="/wiki/Mucous_membrane_of_nose" class="mw-redirect" title="Mucous membrane of nose">nasal mucosa</a>. Many problems can affect the nose, including: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deviated_septum" class="mw-redirect" title="Deviated septum">Deviated septum</a> - a shifting of the wall that divides the nasal cavity into halves</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasal_polyps" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasal polyps">Nasal polyps</a> - soft growths that develop on the lining of the nose or sinuses</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nosebleeds" class="mw-redirect" title="Nosebleeds">Nosebleeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhinitis" title="Rhinitis">Rhinitis</a> - inflammation of the nose and sinuses sometimes caused by <a href="/wiki/Allergies" class="mw-redirect" title="Allergies">allergies</a>. The main symptom is a runny nose.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasal_fracture" title="Nasal fracture">Nasal fractures</a>, also known as a broken nose</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_cold" title="Common cold">Common cold</a></li> <li>Sinonasal tumors <sup id="cite_ref-Schwartz_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schwartz-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasal_irrigation" title="Nasal irrigation">Nasal irrigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danger_triangle_of_the_face" title="Danger triangle of the face">Danger triangle of the face</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nasal_cavity&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Gray's2016-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Gray's2016_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFStandring2016" class="citation book cs1">Standring S (2016). <i>Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice</i> (Forty-first ed.). 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