An anatomical cavity that is part of the olfactory apparatus. This includes the space bounded anteriorly by the nares and posteriorly by the choanae, when these structures are present. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: nasal canal cavity of olfactory apparatus cavity of nose olfactory chamber cavity nasal fossa nasal conduit space
Term information
- MESH:D009296
- ZFA:0000130
- AAO:0000314
- NCIT:C12424
- Wikipedia:Nasal_cavity
- FMA:54378
- EMAPA:17604
- MA:0000284
- EHDAA2:0001226
- VHOG:0000271
- UMLS:C0027423 (ncithesaurus:Nasal_Cavity)
- BTO:0002096
- EHDAA:6801
- TAO:0000130
- SCTID:263481003
- GAID:350
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
define the boundaries of this cavity for a variety of species and check that parthood relations are not too strong.
a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face[WP][Wikipedia:Nasal_cavity].
Saclike space internal to the nasal capsule lined by respiratory and sensory epithelium and glandular tissue.[AAO]
olfactory pit
olfactory cavity
cavum nasi
nasal pit
cavitas nasalis
cavitas nasi
olfactory chamber
Despite significant modification to the nasal cavity within Archosauria and its extreme hypertrophy and supraorbital development in Lambeosaurinae, the neural olfactory system and the olfactory region of the nasal cavity proper retain their plesiomorphic positions and associations, suggesting that this system is highly conserved in vertebrate evolution.[well established][VHOG]
in humans, the cavity includes and starts at the nares and reaches all the way through to the and includes the choanae, the posterior nasal apertures