The anatomist's vade mecum : a system of human anatomy . ner portion is loosely connectedwith the same part of the opposite car-tilage, so as to form the cohimna. Itis expanded and thickened at the pointof the nose to constitute the lobe; andon the side makes a curve correspondingwith that of the ala. This curve isprolonged downwards and forwards inthe direction of the posterior border ofthe ala by three or four small fibro-cartilaginous plates (sesamoid cartilages,cartilagines minores), which are ap-pendages of the alar fibro-cartilage. The whole of these fibro-cartilagesare connected with ea
The anatomist's vade mecum : a system of human anatomy . ner portion is loosely connectedwith the same part of the opposite car-tilage, so as to form the cohimna. Itis expanded and thickened at the pointof the nose to constitute the lobe; andon the side makes a curve correspondingwith that of the ala. This curve isprolonged downwards and forwards inthe direction of the posterior border ofthe ala by three or four small fibro-cartilaginous plates (sesamoid cartilages,cartilagines minores), which are ap-pendages of the alar fibro-cartilage. The whole of these fibro-cartilagesare connected with each other and to * The fibro-cartilages of tbe nose. 1. One of the nasal bones. 2. Thecartilage of the septum. 3. The lateral cartilage. 4. The alar The central portions of the alar cartilages which constitute the The cartilagines minores or sesamoid cartilages. 7. The nostril. TS^ASAL FOSS-*. 497 the bones, by perichondrium, whicb, from its membranous structure,])ermits of the freedom of motion existing between them. Fig. 162.*. 5. The 31ucous membrane, lining the interior of the nose, is con-tinuous with the skin externally, and with the pituitary membrane ofthe nasal fossEe within. Around the entrance of the nostrils it isprovided with numerous vibrisscs. 6. Vessels and Nerves.—The Arteries of the nose are the lateralisnasi from the facial, and the nasalis septi from the superior coronary. Its Nerves are, the facial, infra-orbital, and nasal branch of theophthalmic. NASAL FOSSiE. To obtain a good view of the nasal fossce, the face must be dividedthrough the nose by a vertical incision, a little to one side of themiddle line. The Nasal fossce are two irregular, compressed cavities, extending * The fibro-cartilages and bones of the nose viewed from the side. AfterArnold. 1. The nasal bone. 2. The nasal process of the superior maxillarybone. 3. The cartilage of the septum. 4. The lateral cartilage. 5, 5. Thealar cartilage. 6. The inner portion of the a
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