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| Bone: Agger nasi | |
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| Lateral wall of nasal cavity; the three nasal conchæ have been removed. | |
| Gray's | subject #38 161 |
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The agger nasi (from agger meaning "mound or heap") is a small ridge on the lateral side of the nasal cavity. It is located midway at the anterior edge of the middle nasal concha, directly above the atrium of the middle meatus. It is formed by a mucous membrane that is covering the ethmoidal crest of the maxilla.
It is also called the nasoturbinal concha and the nasal ridge.
References
- "Agger nasi." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X - Stedman's/LWW 1487156
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