| agger nasi | An elevation on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity lying between the atrium of the middle meatus and the olfactory sulcus; it is formed by the mucous membrane covering the base of the ethmoidal crest of the maxilla. Synonym: nasal ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| agger | An eminence, projection, or shallow ridge. Origin: L. Mound (05 Mar 2000) |
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| agger perpendicularis | <anatomy> The prominence on the cranial surface of the auricle corresponding to the triangular fossa. Synonym: eminentia fossae triangularis auricularis, agger perpendicularis, eminentia triangularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agger valvae venae | A slight eminence on the external wall of a vein correlating with the valvular sinus immediately proximal to the leaflets of the venous valve. Synonym: agger valvae venae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala nasi | The outer more or less flaring wall of each nostril. Synonym: ala nasi, pinna nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex nasi | Anteriormost pointed end of external nose. Synonym: apex nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria dorsalis nasi | Origin, ophthalmic; external artery of the nose; distribution, skin of side of root of nose; anastomoses, angular artery. Synonym: arteria dorsalis nasi, arteria nasi externa, dorsal artery of nose, external artery of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria nasi externa | An alternate term for dorsal nasal artery. Arteria nervorum, arteries to nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radix nasi | The upper least protruding portion of the external nose situated between the two orbits. Synonym: radix nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilagines nasi | See: lateral cartilage of nose, greater alar cartilage, nasal septal cartilage, cartilago vomeronasalis, lesser alar cartilages, accessory nasal cartilages. Synonym: cartilagines nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago nasi lateralis | The cartilage located in the lateral wall of the nose above the alar cartilage. Synonym: cartilago nasi lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cartilago septi nasi | A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars cartilaginea septi nasi | A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibulum nasi | The anterior part of the nasal cavity, especially that enclosed by cartilage. Synonym: vestibulum nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars membranacea septi nasi | The small portion of the nasal septum anterior to the portion supported by the cartilage of the nasal septum. Synonym: pars membranacea septi nasi, membranous septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars mobilis septi nasi | The anterior movable part of the nasal septum formed by the medial crus of the greater alar cartilage on each side. Synonym: pars mobilis septi nasi, septum mobile nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |