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nasal cavity

Noun

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either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx

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Abel suggested that the large, central nasal cavity (for the trunk) in the skull might have been interpreted as a large single eye-socket. Source: Internet

According to them, the olfactory bulb, a part of the brain that rests just above the nasal cavity, is part of the limbic system, which is associated with memories and feelings. Source: Internet

Booth 2000, p. 367 Kaczynski 2010, p. 359. He occasionally travelled to Palermo to visit rent boys and buy supplies, including drugs; his heroin addiction came to dominate his life, and cocaine began to erode his nasal cavity. Source: Internet

Intensely smelling substances, for example ammonia, may lead to the activation of pain receptors ( nociceptors ) of the trigeminal nerve that are located in the nasal cavity and this can confound olfactory testing. Source: Internet

If the swab doesn’t reach the back of the nasal cavity, the virus may not be detected, even if the person is symptomatic and infected. Source: Internet

As part of the mechanical defenses against pathogens, epithelial cells are ciliated and they rhythmically sweep mucus from the sinuses and nasal cavity mainly into your esophagus and digestive system, but can also move mucus into your nose. Source: Internet

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