conchal

“Most people forget to show the leg of the helix descending into the conchal fossa,” he said.

Two Things to Remember James Gurney 2009

“Most people forget to show the leg of the helix descending into the conchal fossa,” he said.

Archive 2009-06-01 James Gurney 2009

The outer rim or helix spirals up out of the bowl-like conchal fossa.

Archive 2009-06-01 James Gurney 2009

The outer rim or helix spirals up out of the bowl-like conchal fossa.

The Anatomy of the Ear James Gurney 2009

Immediately above this is a well-marked horizontal ridge, the conchal crest, for articulation with the inferior nasal concha; still higher is a second broad, shallow depression, which forms part of the middle meatus, and is limited above by a horizontal crest less prominent than the inferior, the ethmoidal crest, for articulation with the middle nasal concha.

II. Osteology. 5b. 5. The Palatine Bone 1918

More anteriorly is an oblique ridge, the conchal crest, for articulation with the inferior nasal concha.

II. Osteology. 5b. 2. The Maxillæ (Upper Jaw) 1918

It may be divided into three portions: of these, the anterior articulates with the conchal crest of the maxilla; the posterior with the conchal crest of the palatine; the middle portion presents three well-marked processes, which vary much in their size and form.

II. Osteology. 5b. 6. The Inferior Nasal Concha 1918

—The anterior border is thin and irregular; opposite the conchal crest is a pointed, projecting lamina, the maxillary process, which is directed forward, and closes in the lower and back part of the opening of the maxillary sinus.

II. Osteology. 5b. 5. The Palatine Bone 1918

The entire turbinate is delivered from the nose and the conchal bone extracted.

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For intance, the natural curve of the conchal bowl sidewall lends itself to refashioning as an alar replacement.

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