Nasal septum
| Nasal septum | |
|---|---|
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| Bones and cartilages of septum of nose. Right side. | |
| Latin | septum nasi |
| Gray's | subject #223 993 |
| Artery | anterior ethmoidal posterior ethmoidal sphenopalatine greater palatine branch of superior labial[1] |
| Nerve | anterior ethmoidal nasopalatine[1] |
| MeSH | Nasal+septum |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | s_08/12730490 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The nasal septum separates the left and right airways in the nose, dividing the two nostrils.
It is depressed by the Depressor septi nasi muscle.
Composition
The fleshy external end of the nasal septum is sometimes also called columella.
The nasal septum is composed of three structures:
Clinical significance
The nasal septum can depart from the centreline of the nose; this condition is known as a deviated septum. Trauma, excessive nose-picking and cocaine usage can cause septum perforations, or holes developing in the septum.
An operation to the nasal septum is known as a septoplasty.
Additional images
Horizontal section of nasal and orbital cavities.
Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind.
Cartilages of the nose, seen from below.
Coronal section of nasal cavities.
Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope.
MRI image showing nasal septum.
References
External links
- Nasal+septum at eMedicine Dictionary
- SUNY Figs 33:02-01 - "Diagram of skeleton of medial (septal) nasal wall."
- Diagram at evmsent.org
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