Terminology
and Orientation.
Cranial
means towards the head,
dorsal
means towards the dorsum of the nose,
anterior
means towards the front of the body.
Cranial
(or cephalic) and caudal refer to opposite directions, as do inferior and
superior, and anterior and posterior.
The Nasal Pyramid
Fig. 3. 1. nasal bone 2. frontal process of the maxillary bone 3. upper lateral cartilage 4. area of overlap (nasal bone-upper lateral) 5. lateral crus of lower lateral cartilage 6. dome area with tip defining point 7. medial crus of lower lateral cartilage 8. quadrangular (septal) cartilage 9. connective tissue 10. scroll region 11. shaded part of removed nasal bone.
Lateral
view of the nasal pyramid Showing overlying subcutaneous tissue and skin, also
the relationship between upper lateral cartilage and the bony pyramid.
Source: Prof. Dr. Mohammed A. El-Begermy
E N T Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
