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Supreme nasal concha
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Identifiers
LatinConcha nasi suprema[1]
TA98A06.1.02.012
TA2733, 3147
FMA57457
Anatomical terms of bone

The supreme nasal concha is a nasal concha (turbinate) that occurs in some cases. It is shaped like a seashell and found on the posterosuperior part of the lateral nasal wall.[2] It lies on the medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid above the superior nasal concha. This makes the highest of four nasal conchae, and the highest of three on the ethmoid bone.

The space below the concha is known as the supreme nasal meatus.[2]

It was historically known as Santorini's concha, after Giovanni Domenico Santorini.[3]

References

  1. ^ Terminologia Anatomica TA98
  2. ^ a b Supreme nasal concha. (n.d.) Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing. (2012). Retrieved April 16 2015 from [1]
  3. ^ Supreme nasal concha. (n.d.) Medical Eponyms. (2012). Retrieved April 16 2015 from [2]

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