Lower Nasal Shell

LOWER Nasal Shell

It is located along the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.

It has two faces and two borders:

 Medial Face & #8211; convex

 Side Face & #8211; concave

 Top Edge & #8211; presents three processes: lacrimal, ethmoidal and maxillary

 Lower Edge & #8211; it's free and thick

THE Lower Nasal Shell hinges with 4 bones: Ethmoid, Maxilla, Lacrimal and Palatine.

LOWER Nasal Shell (Grey) ASSOCIATED WITH FACE BONES

Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000.

LOWER Nasal Shell (Brown) ASSOCIATED WITH FACE BONES

Source: NETTER, Frank H .. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2 ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000.