Nasal
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Nasal may refer to:
- NoseNoseAnatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the...
, a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth- Nasal boneNasal boneThe nasal bones are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face, and form, by their junction, "the bridge" of the nose.Each has two surfaces and four borders....
, two small oblong bones placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face, and form, by their junction, "the bridge" of the nose - Nasal cavityNasal cavityThe nasal cavity is a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face.- Function :The nasal cavity conditions the air to be received by the other areas of the respiratory tract...
, a large air filled space above and behind the nose in the middle of the face - Nasal concha, a long, narrow and curled bone shelf which protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose
- Nasal scale of reptiles
- Nasal bone
- Human noseHuman noseThe visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the nostrils...
- Nasal emissionNasal EmissionNasal emission is the abnormal passing of oral air through a palatal cleft, or from some other type of velopharyngeal inadequacy , during the production of a consonant that requires a buildup of oral air pressure for proper pronunciation, such as /p/ or /s/. The escaping air tends to reduce the...
, the abnormal passing of oral air through a palatal cleft, or from some other type of velopharyngeal inadequacy - Nasal hairNasal hairNasal hair or nose hair is the hair in the nose. Its main function is to keep foreign or unwanted particles from entering the lungs through the nasal cavity...
, the hair in the nose. Its main function is to keep foreign or unwanted particles from entering the lungs through the nasal cavity. Adult humans have hairs in the anterior nasal passage - Nasal helmNasal HelmThe nasal helmet is a type of combat helmet used from the Early Middle Ages until the High Middle Ages.The nasal helmet was a form of helmet with a domed or raised center, usually formed around a basic skull-cap design, with a single protruding strip that extended down over the nose to provide...
- Nasal sound (disambiguation)
- Nasal emission
Other uses
- Adriano "Nasal" Pereira
- Năsal, a village in ŢagaTagaTaga may refer to:* Taga, Shiga Prefecture, Japan* Taga District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan* Ţaga, a commune in Cluj County, Romania* Taga, Samoa* Taga, Burkina Faso* Taga, Mali* Taga, Indian Surname* 3997 Taga, a Main-belt asteroid...
Commune, Cluj County, Romania
See also
- NacelleNacelleThe nacelle is a cover housing that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft. In some cases—for instance in the typical "Farman" type "pusher" aircraft, or the World War II-era P-38 Lightning—an aircraft's cockpit may also be housed in a nacelle, which essentially fills the...
, a cover housing (separate from the fuselage) that holds engines, fuel, or equipment on an aircraft - Naso (disambiguation)