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The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system. It is also the principal organ in the olfactory system. The shape of the nose is determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the nasal septum, which separates the nostrils and divides the nasal cavity into two. The nose has an important function in breathing.
An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word aquiline comes from the Latin word aquilinus ("eagle-like"), an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle .
There is heavy variation in the structure of the nasal bones, accounting for the differences in sizes and shapes of the nose seen across different people. Angles, shapes, and configurations of both the bone and cartilage are heavily varied between individuals.
Many problems can affect the nose, including: Deviated septum - a shifting of the wall that divides the nasal cavity into halves; Nasal polyps - soft growths that develop on the lining of the nose or sinuses; Nosebleeds; Rhinitis - inflammation of the nose and sinuses sometimes caused by allergies. The main symptom is a runny nose.
Then templates are made using the intact side of the nose to make a precise symmetric reconstruction of the nose. The template resembling the defect is placed just under the hairline and the vascular pedicle is drawn downwards into the medial eyebrow. The pedicle is based on the supratrochlear vessels and can be 1.2 cm wide. [1]
Vomer of infant. At an early period, the septum of the nose consists of a plate of cartilage, known as the ethmovomerine cartilage.. The posterosuperior part of this cartilage is ossified to form the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid; its anteroinferior portion persists as the septal cartilage, while the vomer is ossified in the membrane covering its posteroinferior part.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Organ that smells and facilitates breathing For other uses, see Nose (disambiguation). This article is about noses in general. For the article about noses in humans, see Human nose. Nose Nose of a dog Details Identifiers Latin nasus MeSH D009666 TA98 A06.1.01.001 A01.1.00.009 TA2 117 ...
Nasal bridge is the bony part of the nose, overlying the nasal bones, above the part in blue labeled "Cartilage of Septum". The bridge is between the eyes, and just below them. The lower half of the nose is below the bridge. The nasal bridge is the upper, bony part of the nose, which overlies the nasal bones.