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| 8105672843 | nares (nostrils) | external openings | 0 | |
| 8105672844 | Pharynx (throat) | Passageway for air, leads to trachea | 1 | |
| 8105672845 | nasopharynx | part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages | 2 | |
| 8105672846 | nasal turbinates | scroll-like cartilages covered with highly vascular mucous membranes | 3 | |
| 8105672847 | ciliated columnar epithelium | walls of the nasal cavity are composed of these cells | 4 | |
| 8105672848 | meatuses | constricted passageways that produce air turbulence | 5 | |
| 8105672849 | epistaxis | nosebleed | 6 | |
| 8105672850 | nasal sinuses | air filled spaces in the cranium and maxilla | 7 | |
| 8105672851 | frontal sinus | under the frontal bone | 8 |