Accessory nasal cartilages
| Accessory nasal cartilages | |
|---|---|
 Cartilages of the nose, seen from side | |
 Cartilages of the nose, seen from below | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Cartilagines nasales accessoriae |
| TA | A06.1.01.012 |
| FMA | 71706 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The accessory nasal cartilages, also referred to as sesamoid cartilages, are small sesamoid cartilages of the nose connecting the greater alar cartilage and lateral nasal cartilage. They are located in the fibrous tissue in the alae of the nose at the back of the greater alar cartilage.[1]
References
- ↑ Accessory nasal cartilages: Dorland's/Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy (Elsevier Health Sciences, May 28, 2008: By Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell, pp.470)- Retrieved 2018-08-27
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