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Lateral part of frontal sinus
Cribriform plate
Medial part or frontal sinus

Dorsal nasal concha

Ventral nasal concha

Entrance to maxillary recess Ethmoidal labyrinth
(a)

Nasal bone Dorsal nasal meatus
Dorsal nasal concha
Nasal process of incisive bone
Middle nasal meatus
Maxilla Common nasal
meatus
Ventral nasal
concha

Canine tooth
Cartilage of
nasal septum
Ventral nasal
Vestibule meatus
Vascular plexus
Lip
of hard palate
First premolar
Palatine process of maxilla Vomeronasal organ
(b) Palatine process of incisive bone Vomeronasal cartilage
Fig. 8.2 (a) Schematic longitudinal section of the canine nose, showing the local anatomy. (b)
Schematic transverse section of the canine nose, showing the local anatomy. Both images
reproduced from Lhermette and Sobel (2008). Illustration drawn by Samantha J. Elmhurst, BA
Hons, www.livingart.org.uk, and printed with her permission.