Nostrils
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- External nares supported by cartilage - Why? Cartilages -
- reinforcement of the opening of the nasal cavity for air flow (high speed) -
- prevent collapse in this area
- Nasal septum
- Dorsolateral nasal cartilage
- Ventrolarteral nasal cartilage
- Accessory Cartilage
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- Nostril opening shaped by:
- Alar cartilage - comma shaped - flat prominent dorsal plate- lamina of alar cartilage - ventro-lateral curved cornu
- Nares opened by - dilator apicalus m. - medially to cartilage & canius, lateral nasi and levatory labialis mms - lateral and ventrally
- Horse distinguished by nasal diverticulum - dorsal in nasal opening - closed when nostrils widely flared
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- 2 TV2001 (Anatomy / Histology / Physiology) Slide Set on Nostrils, created by natachahawkins on 14/06/2016.
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