loading...| Preferred Name |
middle nasal concha |
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| Synonyms |
middle turbinate middle nasal turbinate middle concha |
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| Definitions |
The medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid consists of a thin lamella, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and ends below in a free, convoluted margin, the middle nasal concha. It is rough, and marked above by numerous grooves, directed nearly vertically downward from the cribriform plate; they lodge branches of the olfactory nerves, which are distributed to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005921 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:361933005 Wikipedia:Middle_nasal_concha FMA:57459 |
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| definition |
The medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid consists of a thin lamella, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and ends below in a free, convoluted margin, the middle nasal concha. It is rough, and marked above by numerous grooves, directed nearly vertically downward from the cribriform plate; they lodge branches of the olfactory nerves, which are distributed to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Gray151.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
middle turbinate middle nasal turbinate |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
middle concha |
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| id |
UBERON:0005921 |
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| label |
middle nasal concha |
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| notation |
UBERON:0005921 |
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| prefLabel |
middle nasal concha |
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