Superior nasal concha
Ethmoid bone from behind.
Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior nasal concha is at top of pink region.)
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Latinconcha nasi superior,
concha nasalis superior
TA98A06.1.02.013
TA2734
FMA57458
Anatomical terms of bone

The superior nasal concha is a small, curved plate of bone representing a medial bony process of the labyrinth of the ethmoid bone. The superior nasal concha forms the roof of the superior nasal meatus.[1]: 692 

Anatomy

Anatomical relations

The superior nasal concha is situated posterosuperiorly to the middle nasal concha. It forms the superior boundary of the superior nasal meatus. Superior to the superior nasal concha is the sphenoethmoidal recess where the sphenoid sinus communicates with the nasal cavity; the sphenoethmoidal recess is interposed between the superior nasal concha, and (the anterior aspect of) the body of sphenoid bone.[1]: 692  The sphenoid sinus ostium exists medial to the superior turbinate.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Gray's anatomy : the anatomical basis of clinical practice. Susan Standring (Forty-second ed.). [New York]. 2021. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Millar, D. Anderson; Orlandi, Richard R. (2006). "The sphenoid sinus natural ostium is consistently medial to the superior turbinate". American Journal of Rhinology. 20 (2): 180–181. ISSN 1050-6586. PMID 16686384.

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