Inferior meatus
Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The inferior meatus, the largest of the three meatuses of the nose, is the space between the inferior concha and the floor of the nasal cavity.
It extends almost the entire length of the lateral wall of the nose, is broader in front than behind, and presents anteriorly the lower orifice of the nasolacrimal canal.
Additional images
Additional images
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Left palatine bone. Nasal aspect. Enlarged. -
Coronal section of nasal cavities. -
Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx.
External links
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs
- Template:UMichAtlas – Coronal section
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