Anatom3DInternal nose
Nasus internus · Vnitřní nos
Skeleton
Looks like
The nasal cavity: two narrow passages from the nostrils back to the throat, split by the septum, with curled conchae on their side walls.
What it does
Filters, warms and moistens air, carries the smell sense in its roof and drains the sinuses and tear ducts.
Keeping it well
Colds and allergies cause most blockage. One-sided blockage with bloody discharge that does not settle needs an ENT check.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Acromegaly
- Fractures
- Fragility fracture
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
- Osteomalacia & rickets
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sarcoma
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
- Vitamin D deficiency