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Cartilages of the Nose. — The nasal cartilages are five in number, 

 as follows : 



Upper lateral, right and left. 

 Lower lateral,, right and left. 

 Septal. 



Nasal Bone 



Nasal Process of Superior _ 

 Maxillary Bone 



Upper Lateral Cartilage 



Lower Lateral Cartilage 



Minor Cartilage:- 



Subcutaneous Fat' 



Fig. 488. — The Cartilages of the Nose (Lateral View) (Arnold). 



The upper lateral cartilages are situated immediately below the 

 nasal bones. They are triangular, and their anterior borders are 

 continuous with each other, and with the anterior margin of the 



Cartilage of Aperture 



^_ Crus Mediale 

 1 \ ..Cms Laterale 

 i_\ Anterior Naris 



..Minor Cartilages 



Subcutaneous Fat 

 Cartilage of Septum 



Fig. 489. — The Cartil.\ges of the Nose (Inferior View) (Arnold). 



septal cartilage, in each case superiorly. Inferiorly, the anterior 

 borders are separated by a slight interval, in which the anterior 

 margin of the septal cartilage is visible. The posterior border of 

 each cartilage is attached to the lower sloping border of the nasal 

 bone, and also to the upper part of the nasal notch on the mesial 



