Ala of nose

Ala of nose

Cartilages of the nose. Side view. (Wing of the nose visible but not labeled.)
Latin	ala nasi
Gray's	subject #223 992
Artery	superior labial

The wing or ala of the nose is the lateral surface of the external nose that flares out to form a rounded eminence around the nostril. It is elevated by the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle and receives sensory innervation by the maxillary division of the Trigeminal Nerve (V2).

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

Head and neck, upper RT: Nose (TA A06.1, TH H3.05.01, GA 10.992)

External nose

Ala of nose

nasal cartilages (of the septum, Greater alar, Lesser alar, Lateral nasal, Accessory nasal, Vomeronasal)

Nasal cavity

Openings	Nasal vestibule · Nostril · Posterior nasal apertures

Lateral wall	Nasal concha/meati: Superior nasal concha · Middle nasal concha · Inferior nasal concha · Superior nasal meatus · Middle nasal meatus · Inferior nasal meatus Sphenoethmoidal recess · Ethmoid bulla · Agger nasi · Ethmoidal infundibulum · Semilunar hiatus · Maxillary hiatus

Medial wall	Nasal septum · Vomeronasal organ

Mucous membrane	Olfactory mucosa

Paranasal sinuses

Maxillary sinus · Sphenoidal sinuses · Frontal sinus · Ethmoid sinus

Naso-pharynx

Pharyngeal opening of auditory tube (Salpingopharyngeal fold, Salpingopalatine fold, Torus tubarius) · Pharyngeal tonsil · Pharyngeal recess

M: RES

anat(n, x, l, c)/phys/devp

noco(c, p)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(R1/2/3/5/6/7)

Ala of nose

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