Anatomy of the Nasal Cavity

The midline fusion of two mandibular bones, creating the lower jaw's central portion.

The main portion of the lower jaw bone, horseshoe shaped, with surfaces and borders.

An opening in the mandibular body allowing nerves and blood vessels to pass to the chin area.

A perpendicular portion of the mandible, extending upward and backward from the body.

Opening in the ramus where the inferior alveolar nerve and blood vessels pass.

The posterior projection of the mandible, articulating with the skull's temporal bone.

The upper border of the mandible, containing sockets for the teeth.

A rounded prominence below the symphysis(middle part of the mandibular body).

A curved lower border lining of the mandibular body, where a muscle attaches.

Four air-filled spaces in the skull near the nasal cavity.

The bottom of the eye socket, formed by the maxilla and separating the eye socket from the maxillary sinus

Centre wall of the nose, formed by the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid and vomer, and septal cartilage

The top of the nasal cavity, with three parts: frontal/nasal bones, cribriform plate of ethmoid, and sphenoid body.

The bottom of the nasal cavity, which is formed by the bony palate

The side wall of the nasal cavity, made up of maxilla, perpendicular plate of palatine bone, and ethmoidal labyrinth.

Muscles under the skin of the face and scalp, positioned for mouth, eye, nose, and ear.

The space inside your nose, divided in two parts by the nasal septum, that connects with the outside and the throat.

Air-filled cavities within skull bones, lined with mucous membrane, connected to nasal cavity, decreasing head weight, and acting as voice/air-conditioning boxes.

Largest paranasal sinus in the maxilla, below the orbit, opening into middle nasal meatus, connected to nasal cavity via maxillary ostium.

Paranasal sinus located within sphenoid bone, below hypophyseal fossa, opening into nasal cavity.

Paranasal sinus in frontal bone, above orbit and nose, opening into nasal cavity.

Paranasal sinus between nasal cavity and orbit, opening into nasal cavity.

Thin bony plate shared with the inferior wall of the orbit.

Composed of alveolar process of maxilla, and includes elevations for teeth roots. Potential infection pathway during dental procedures.

Surrounding edge of the eye socket; formed by various skull bones (frontal, zygomatic, maxilla).

Pyramidal cavity, base towards front, apex to rear.

Formed by orbital plate of frontal bone; separates orbital cavity from anterior cranial fossa.

Formed by zygomatic bone and greater wing of sphenoid bone.