Nasal cavity
Cavum nasi
The nasal cavity, from the nostrils to the choanae, split by the septum and filled by the conchae; it warms, cleans and moistens inspired air and carries the olfactory mucosa.
- System
- respiratory
- Region
- Head
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Action
- The nasal cavity, from the nostrils to the choanae, split by the septum and filled by the conchae; it warms, cleans and moistens inspired air and carries the olfactory mucosa.
- Nerve
- Olfactory nerves for smell; branches of the ophthalmic and maxillary nerves for sensation.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Nasal cavity
- Latin (NAV)
- Cavum nasi
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria