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minor modifications in curve and size, and these modifications 

 run in families, that is, are transmitted hereditarily. These 

 cartilages develop from childhood to full adult age. 



To these cartilages a number of little strips of muscle are 

 attached, which enable their possessor to move the sides and 

 tip. The ability to move the nose is possessed in very 

 different degrees in different persons. Some of the most 

 pronounced movements are accomplished in association with 

 the upper lip. 



A large straight nose. 

 (That of a well-known jockey.) 



The thickness of the skin covering the nose varies much in 

 different persons, and may even in some instances modify the 

 contour of the organ. An almost morbid tendency to thicken- 

 ing is often very definitely hereditary. 



The junction of the nose with the forehead is sometimes 

 called the summit, or better, the root. The lower part is the 

 base. The tip is sometimes spoken of as the lobe, but it is 

 a bad term. 



