Organization of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses


 
External nose

Skeleton
  • Frontal process of maxilla
  • Nasal part of frontal bone
  • Nasal bones
  • Nasal cartilages
 

Parts
 

Root: part and continous with forehead.

Apex: Tip.

Dorsum Nasi: crest between the root and tip.

Ala: Flaved lower part of the side of the nose.

 

Skin
Tightly adherent to the cartilage over the tip and alae but loose elsewhere.
 

Innervation
Mainly the opthalmic nerve.
 

Blood supply  

Angular, Dorsal nasal, superior labial branches of the facial artery.

 

The Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses