middle nasal concha

Term ID

UBERON:0005921

Synonyms

• middle concha

Definition

The medial surface of the labyrinth of ethmoid consists of a thin lamella, which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate, and ends below in a free, convoluted margin, the middle nasal concha. It is rough, and marked above by numerous grooves, directed nearly vertically downward from the cribriform plate; they lodge branches of the olfactory nerves, which are distributed to the mucous membrane covering the superior nasal concha. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_nasal_concha

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_nasal_concha
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361933005

Ontology

Uberon Ontology