Supreme nasal concha
| Supreme nasal concha | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | concha nasi suprema,[1] concha nasalis suprema |
| TA98 | A06.1.02.012 |
| TA2 | 733, 3147 |
| FMA | 57457 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The supreme nasal concha or highest nasal concha is a
labyrinth of ethmoid above the superior nasal concha. This makes it the highest of the nasal conchae, and the highest of three on the ethmoid bone
. It is often no more than a small, simple crest protruding from the nasal wall.
The space below and the fissure lateral to the concha are known as the supreme nasal meatus.[2]
It was historically known as Santorini's concha, after Giovanni Domenico Santorini.[3]
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