Anatomy of the Nose

E-mail: a.al-nuaimi@sheffield.ac.uk E. mail: abdulameerh@yahoo.com

Prof. Abdulameer Al-Nuaimi

External nose

Cribriform plate of Ethmoid

Nasal cavity

Ethmoid bone

Maxilla Palatine

sphenoid

Incisive canal Transmits greater palatine artery & Nasopalatine nerve

Lateral wall of the nose

Incisive canal

Lateral wall

Lateral wall of the nose

Sphenopalatine Foramen leads to Pterygopalatine fossa

Greater palatine foramen

Lateral wall of the nose (Skeleton)

Ethmoid bone

Greater palatine foramen

Incisive foramen Base of the skull

Nerve supply of the nose

Greater palatine canal

Lateral wall Nasal septum

Incisive foramen

Anterior Ethmoidal

nerve

Nerve supply of the nasal septum

Maxillary air sinus

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