Nasal cavity

Nasal cavity
Nasal cavity
	Head and neck
	Conducting passages
Details
Part of	Nose
Identifiers
Latin	cavum nasi; cavitas nasi
MeSH	D009296
TA98	A06.1.02.001
TA2	3165
FMA	54378
	Anatomical terminology

The nasal cavity is a large, air-filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face. The nasal septum divides the cavity into two cavities,^[1] also known as fossae.^[2] Each cavity is the continuation of one of the two nostrils. The nasal cavity is the uppermost part of the respiratory system and provides the nasal passage for inhaled air from the nostrils to the nasopharynx and rest of the respiratory tract.

The paranasal sinuses surround and drain into the nasal cavity.

^ Standring S (2016). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (Forty-first ed.). Elsevier. pp. 556–565. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.
^ "Nasal fossa". TheFreeDictionary.com.

[Gray's2016-1] Standring S (2016). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (Forty-first ed.). Elsevier. pp. 556–565. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.

[Free-2] "Nasal fossa". TheFreeDictionary.com.

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