Superior nasal concha
Superior nasal concha | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | concha nasi superior, concha nasalis superior |
TA98 | A06.1.02.013 |
TA2 | 734 |
FMA | 57458 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The superior nasal concha is a small, curved plate of bone representing a medial bony process of the labyrinth of the ethmoid bone. The superior nasal concha forms the roof of the superior nasal meatus.: 692
Anatomy
Anatomical relations
The superior nasal concha is situated posterosuperiorly to the middle nasal concha. It forms the superior boundary of the superior nasal meatus. Superior to the superior nasal concha is the sphenoethmoidal recess where the sphenoid sinus communicates with the nasal cavity; the sphenoethmoidal recess is interposed between the superior nasal concha, and (the anterior aspect of) the body of sphenoid bone.: 692 The sphenoid sinus ostium exists medial to the superior turbinate.
See also
Additional images
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Ethmoid bone from the right side.
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Horizontal section of nasal and orbital cavities.
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Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity.
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Coronal section of nasal cavities.
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Nasal conchae