Ala of nose
Ala of nose | |
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Cartilages of the nose, seen from side (ala of the nose visible but not labeled) | |
Details | |
Artery | Superior labial |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Ala nasi |
TA | A06.1.01.005 |
FMA | 59519 |
The ala of the nose (wing of the nose) is the lateral surface of the external nose, cartilagenous in makeup, and flares out to form a rounded eminence around the nostril. It is elevated by the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle and receives sensory innervation by the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve.[1]
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References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ Cruveilhier, Jean (1844). The Anatomy of the Human Body. Harper & Brothers. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
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