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  2. Human nose - Wikipedia

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    The nasal cavity is the large internal space of the nose, and is in two parts – the nasal vestibule and the nasal cavity proper. [2] The nasal vestibule is the frontmost part of the nasal cavity, enclosed by cartilages. The vestibule is lined with skin, hair follicles, and a large number of sebaceous glands.

  3. Nose - Wikipedia

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    A nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which receive and expel air for respiration alongside the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, and then into the rest of the respiratory system.

  4. Nasal mucosa - Wikipedia

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    MeSH. D009297. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The nasal mucosa lines the nasal cavity. It is part of the respiratory mucosa, the mucous membrane lining the respiratory tract. [1] [2] The nasal mucosa is intimately adherent to the periosteum or perichondrium of the nasal conchae.

  5. That Painful Bump Inside Your Nose Might Not Be A Zit After All

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    Is a pimple inside the nose ever a sign of something else? What looks like a nose zit may actually be something else entirely, like a cold sore...

  6. Nasal cavity - Wikipedia

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    Inside the nostrils of the vestibule are the nasal hair, which filter dust and other matter that are breathed in. The back of the cavity blends, via the choanae , into the nasopharynx . The nasal cavity is divided in two by the vertical nasal septum .

  7. Nasal hair - Wikipedia

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    Nasal hair or nose hair is the hair in the human nose. Adult humans have hair in the nostrils. Nasal hair functions include filtering foreign particles from entering the nasal cavity, and collecting moisture.

  8. Can Neosporin in the Nose Help Prevent Viral Infections? - AOL

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    Coating the inside of the nose with the over-the-counter antibiotic ointment Neosporin seems to trigger an immune response that may help the body repel respiratory viruses like those that cause ...

  9. Nostril - Wikipedia

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    A nostril (or naris / ˈ n ɛər ɪ s /, pl.: nares / ˈ n ɛər iː z /) is either of the two orifices of the nose. They enable the entry and exit of air and other gasses through the nasal cavities. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates, whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture ...

  10. Nasal cartilages - Wikipedia

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    The nasal cartilages are structures within the nose that provide form and support to the nasal cavity. The nasal cartilages are made up of a flexible material called hyaline cartilage (packed collagen) in the distal portion of the nose.

  11. Nasal septum - Wikipedia

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    The nasal septum is composed of four structures: Maxillary bone (the crest) Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone. Septal nasal cartilage (ie, quandrangular cartilage) Vomer bone. The lowest part of the septum is a narrow strip of bone that projects from the maxilla and the palatine bones, and is the length of the septum.