BIOL-242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Paranasal Sinuses, Hyaline Cartilage, Sebaceous Gland

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Chapter 22. 1 | the upper respiratory system warms, Nose is only externally visible part of the respiratory system. Serves as a resonating chamber for speech. The structures of the nose are divided into the external nose and the internal nasal cavity for ease of consideration. The surface features of the external nose include the root (area between the eyebrows), bridge , and dorsum nasi (anterior margin). The latter terminating in the apex (tip of the nose) Skeletal framework of the external most is fashioned by the nasal and frontal bones. The external openings of the nose, the nostrils or nares , are bounded laterally by the flared alae. Skeletal framework formed by nasal and frontal bones, maxillary bones, and hyaline cartilage. Skin covering the nose"s anterior and lateral aspects is thin and contains many sebaceous glands. Internal nasal cavity lies in and posterior to the external nose. Air enters cavity through the nostrils when we breathe.

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