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The distinctive human nose shape, nostrils, and nasal septum; The cheeks, covering the maxilla and mandible (or jaw), the extremity of which is the chin; The mouth, with the upper lip divided by the philtrum, sometimes revealing the teeth; Facial appearance is vital for human recognition and communication. Facial muscles in humans allow ...
The vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ, is the paired auxiliary olfactory (smell) sense organ located in the soft tissue of the nasal septum, in the nasal cavity just above the roof of the mouth (the hard palate) in various tetrapods.