Category: N

Six elementary colors are the basis for the natural color system: white, black, yellow, red, blue, and green. The system uses percentages of individual component colors to determine nuances.  

The portion of the pharynx that is superior to the soft palate. Upper part of the alimentary continuous with the nasal passages. The internal portions of the nose and throat. The top part of the pharynx which connects with the nose. Region of the throat behind the nose, extending from the posterior nares to the…

A branch from the pterygopalatine ganglion that passes through the sphenopalatine foramen, across the roof of the nasal cavity to the nasal septum, and obliquely downward to and through the incisive canal. It innervates the anterior part of the hard palate and the mucosa of the nasal septum.  

Primary enamel cuticle. A delicate membrane that briefly covers the crowns of newly erupted teeth. Consists of ameloblasts of the reduced enamel epithelium attached to the enamel by a basal lamina. A thin cuticle consisting of the cellular remnants of the enamel organ and the mucopolysaccharide basement membrane that attaches them to the enamel surface.…

On the human skull, the point at which the midsagittal plane bisects the intersection between the nasal bones and the frontal bone. It is used as a landmark on cephalometric radiographs. The place a which the bridge of the nose meets the forehead. Depression at the bridge of the nose that indicates the point where…

The quality of speech sounds when the sounds are produced as a result of the nasal cavity being used as a resonator.  

Air that is forced through a small opening in the nasal passages causing movement of secretions above the opening resulting in a rustling‐like noise.  

An intranasal prosthesis used to support the form of the nose; commonly used to increase airflow through the nasal passages and to reduce snoring.  

The forward prolongation of the left and right maxillae forming a sharp bony extension at the inferior margin of the anterior aperture of the nares.