Nose -
• Nostrils provide openings for entrance and exit of air
• Supported by bone and cartilage
• Nostrils contain coarse hairs, which prevent entry of particles
nasal cavity -
• Hollow space posterior to the nose
• Divided medially by the nasal septum, consisting of bone & cartilage
• Conchae support mucous membranes, and increase the surface area to warm, moisturize, and filter incoming air.
sinuses -
• Air-filled spaces in the maxillary, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones
• Sinuses open into the nasal cavity.
cavity
• Reduce the weight of the skull • Reduce the weight of the skull
pharynx (throat) -
• Space behind oral and nasal cavities and larynx
• Common passageway for air and food from nasal & oral cavities.