nose

A nose is a sensory organ and respiratory structure in vertebrates. It consists of a nasal cavity inside the head, and an external nose on the face. The external nose houses the nostrils, or nares, a pair of tubes providing airflow through the nose for respiration. Where the nostrils pass through the nasal cavity they widen, are known as nasal fossae, and contain turbinates and olfactory mucosa. The nasal cavity also connects to the paranasal sinuses (dead-end air cavities for pressure buffering and humidification). From the nasal cavity, the nostrils continue into the pharynx, a switch track

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The nose is a sensory organ that facilitates the sense of smell and breathing. Its structure includes the nasal cavity, nasal bone, cartilage, and ethmoid bone. The organ receives arterial supply from the sphenopalatine artery. It is distinct from the human nose.

The topic is categorized under Noses and appears in the Commons gallery for Nose. It is represented by the Unicode character 👃. The subject is referenced by 306 other encyclopedia articles. It has been described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Nose
Anatomy.Latin: nasus
Anatomy.Greek: ῥίς (rhís)
Anatomy.Image: Canine Nose Macro Photo.png
Anatomy.Caption: Nose of a dog

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Research

177,104 papers

Reprojecting the Severely Damaged Nose.ReviewFacial plastic surgery clinics of North America · 2024Hamilton GS 3rd, Jang YJ, Toriumi DMDOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2024.06.006
Correction of Short Nose.ReviewFacial plastic surgery clinics of North America · 2018Jung DH, Jin SG, Hyun SMDOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.03.011
Management of the Crooked Nose: Structural, Preservation, or Camouflage Techniques.ReviewFacial plastic surgery clinics of North America · 2024Pearlman SJ, Haack S, Rossi Meyer MK et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2024.06.002
Does the Nose Have a Function Beyond Breathing?ReviewFacial plastic surgery : FPS · 2016DeRosa JDOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1570327
The Crooked Nose and Major Septal Deviations in Dorsal Preservation.ReviewFacial plastic surgery clinics of North America · 2025Barrera JEDOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2024.10.004
Special Consideration in Rhinoplasty for Deformed Nose of East Asians.ReviewFacial plastic surgery clinics of North America · 2021Jang YJ, Moon HDOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2021.06.009
Congenital Anomalies of the Nose.ReviewFacial plastic surgery : FPS · 2016Funamura JL, Tollefson TTDOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1582231
Nose like the foot of a pot.European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases · 2021Mudry ADOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2020.01.021

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: sensory organ
Has part: nasal hair
Image: Dog nose.jpg
Has use: breathing

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Unicode character: 👃
Commons category: Noses
topic's main category: Category:Nose
arterial supply: sphenopalatine artery
Commons gallery: Nose
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
different from: human nose
NCI Thesaurus ID: C12756

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Air treatment
Sense of direction
Structure in air-breathing forms
In fish
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In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face and serves as an alternative respiratory passage especially during suckling for infants. The protruding nose that is completely separate from the mouth part is a characteristic found only in therian mammals. It has been theorized that this unique mammalian nose evolved from the anterior part of the upper jaw of the reptilian-like ancestors (synapsids).

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