Nasal cartilages

Nasal cartilages
Cartilages of the nose. Side view. (Greater alar cartilage visible in blue at center right.)
Cartilages of the nose, seen from below.
Latin	cartilagines nasi
Gray's	subject #223 993

The nasal cartilages are structures in the nose that provide form and support.

They include:

• Accessory nasal cartilages
• Cartilage of the septum
• Greater alar cartilage
• Lateral nasal cartilage
• Lesser alar cartilages
• Vomeronasal cartilage

External links

• Cartilages+of+nose at eMedicine Dictionary

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