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inferior nasal concha

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A turbinal located on the maxilla bone. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]

Synonyms: inferior turbinate, inferior nasal turbinate bone, inferior nasal turbinate

Term info

database cross reference
UBPROP 0000008

In many carnivores and ungulates, the maxilloturbinal is the most complex element immediately posterior to the vestibule[PMID:25312359]

UBPROP 0000009

While the maxilloturbinates of mammals are located in the path of airflow to collect moisture, sensory turbinates in both mammals and reptiles are positioned farther back and above the nasal passage, away from the flow of air

UBPROP 0000012

in FMA this is not classified with the other turbinates. In Uberon we subdivide the turbinates into the ethmoturbinates and the inferior turbinate. EDITOR NOTE: TODO check ethmoidal process of inferior nasal concha

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has related synonym

inferior turbinated, concha nasi inferior, inferior concha, maxilloturbinal, concha nasalis inferior

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UBERON:0005922

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Inferior nasal concha