Structure/Morphology
The medial wall of the nasal cavity is formed by the nasal septum. Anteriorly, it is continuous with the septal cartilage of the external nose. Posteriorly, it Is formed by the bony perpendicular plate of ethmoid (superiorly) and the vomer (inferiorly).
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Nasal Cavity
The upper airways, understood as the part of the air-conducting system from the nose down to the thoracic inlet, begin with the nasal cavity and continue over nasopharynx and oropharynx to the larynx and the extrathoracic part of the trachea.
