loading...| Preferred Name |
middle nasal concha |
| Synonyms |
middle nasal turbinate middle turbinate |
| Definitions |
The medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid consists of a thin lamella, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and ends below in a free, convoluted margin, the middle nasal concha. It is rough, and marked above by numerous grooves, directed nearly vertically downward from the cribriform plate; they lodge branches of the olfactory nerves, which are distributed to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005921 |
| database_cross_reference |
FMA:57459 |
| definition |
The medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid consists of a thin lamella, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and ends below in a free, convoluted margin, the middle nasal concha. It is rough, and marked above by numerous grooves, directed nearly vertically downward from the cribriform plate; they lodge branches of the olfactory nerves, which are distributed to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha. |
| has exact synonym |
middle nasal turbinate middle turbinate |
| imported from | |
| label |
middle nasal concha |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0005921 |
| prefLabel |
middle nasal concha |
| subClassOf |