Nasal cavity

Nasal cavity
Head and neck
Conducting passages
Details
Part ofNose
Identifiers
Latincavum nasi; cavitas nasi
MeSHD009296
TA98A06.1.02.001
TA23165
FMA54378
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.

  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.
  2. ^ "Nasal fossa". TheFreeDictionary.com.