Nasal cartilages
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The nasal cartilages make up the skeleton of the external nose, along with the nasal bones, maxilla, frontal bone and bony nasal septum. They are formed from hyaline cartilage and responsible for maintaining the shape of the flexible part of the external nose and vestibule and consist of five named cartilages:
a single midline septal cartilage which contributes to the nasal septum
Related pathology
Keutel syndrome: cartilage calcification including of the nasal cartilages
-<p>The <strong>nasal cartilages</strong> make up the skeleton of the <a href="/articles/nose">external nose</a>, along with the <a href="/articles/nasal-bone">nasal bones</a>, <a href="/articles/maxilla">maxilla</a>, <a href="/articles/frontal-bone">frontal bone</a> and <a href="/articles/nasal-septum">bony nasal septum</a>. They are formed from <a title="hyaline cartilage" href="/articles/hyaline-cartilage">hyaline cartilage</a> and responsible for maintaining the shape of the flexible part of the external nose and <a href="/articles/nasal-vestibule">vestibule</a> and consist of five named cartilages:</p><ol>-<li>two <a href="/articles/lateral-cartilages-nose">lateral (or upper) cartilages</a>-</li>-<li>two <a href="/articles/alar-cartilages">alar (greater or lower) cartilages</a>-</li>-<li>a single midline <a href="/articles/nasal-septal-cartilage">septal cartilage</a> which contributes to the nasal septum</li>-</ol><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li>-<a href="/articles/keutel-syndrome">Keutel syndrome</a>: cartilage calcification including of the nasal cartilages</li></ul>- +<p>The <strong>nasal cartilages</strong> make up the skeleton of the <a href="/articles/nose">external nose</a>, along with the <a href="/articles/nasal-bone">nasal bones</a>, <a href="/articles/maxilla">maxilla</a>, <a href="/articles/frontal-bone">frontal bone</a> and <a href="/articles/nasal-septum">bony nasal septum</a>. They are formed from <a href="/articles/hyaline-cartilage" title="hyaline cartilage">hyaline cartilage</a> and responsible for maintaining the shape of the flexible part of the external nose and <a href="/articles/nasal-vestibule">vestibule</a> and consist of five named cartilages:</p><ol>
- +<li><p>two lateral (or upper) cartilages</p></li>
- +<li><p>two alar (greater or lower) cartilages</p></li>
- +<li><p>a single midline <a href="/articles/nasal-septal-cartilage">septal cartilage</a> which contributes to the nasal septum</p></li>
- +</ol><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><p><a href="/articles/keutel-syndrome">Keutel syndrome</a>: cartilage calcification including of the nasal cartilages</p></li></ul>
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