Lateral nasal ligament

Ligamentum laterale nasale

Definition

Text written by Chloé Paris, 2024 ©IMAIOS

The lateral nasal ligament is a collagenous band that extends from the mediolateral surface of the caudal aspect of the dorsal nasal cartilage to the edge of the bony nasal opening dorsally at the end of the nasomaxillary suture.

References

Howard E and al., Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier, 2012

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