Inferior nasal concha bone

Study entry

Parts

A pair of curved bony plates on the lateral wall of each nasal cavity.

Joints

It articulates with the ethmoid, the maxilla, the lacrimal and the palatine

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

Other structures in this region

• Thyroid cartilage
• Cricoid cartilage
• Arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform cartilages
• Epiglottis (epiglottic cartilage)
• Membranes and ligaments of the larynx (conus elasticus and quadrangular membrane)
• Frontal bone
• Parietal bone
• Occipital bone