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| Nose | The prominent organ of smell locatedin the center ormiddle 1/3 of the face that begins at the respiratory tract and is triangular or pyramidal in shape. |
| Leptorrhine | A classification given to a nose that is long, narrow, and high bridge; common to individuals of Western European descent. |
| Platyrrhine | A classification given to a nose that is short, broad, and has a minimum of projection; common to individuals of African descent. |
| Mesorrhine | A classification given to a nose that is medium broad andmedium low bridged; predominant among people of Asian descent. |
| Straight | Grecian, characterized as straight from tip to root. |
| Convex | Roman, aquiline or hooked; a nose that is cruved, as the beak of an eagle; it has a hook as seen from a profile and may exhibit a hump in the bridge. |
| Concave | Snub, pug, infantine, or retrousse; characterized by a dip in the bridge and turned up at the end. |
| Nasal bones | The paired nasal bones are inferior to the glabella, forming a dome over the superior portion of the nasal cavity. |
| Nasal Cavity | The orifice in the bony face bounded by the margins ofthenasal bones and the maxilla. |
| Nasal Spine of the maxilla | The sharp, bony projection located medially at the inferior margin of the nasal cavity; this indicates the bony length of the nose. |
| Major cartilages | Septum and superior lateral cartilage. |
| Dorsum | The anterior protruding ridge of the nose extending from root to tip; it includes the bridge. |
| Root | The apex (top) of the pyramidal mass of the nose, which lies directly inferior to the forehead; the concave dip inferior to the forehead. |
| Bridge | Dome over the nasal cavity that is the point of greatest projection; it is the arched portion of the nose supported by the nasal bones. |
| Wings | The widest part of the nose bordered by the nasal sulcus and the anterior nares; lateral lobes of the nose. |
| Columna nasi | The fleshy termination of the nasal septum at the base of the nose located between the nostrils; the most inferior part of the nose. |
| Anterior nares | External nostril openings |
| Sides of the nose | Lateral walls of the nose located between the wings of the nose and bridge; they recede laterally from the dorsum. |
| Protruding lobe of the nose | The rounded anterior projection on the tip of the nose. |
