Limen nasi

Limen nasi

Definition

Chloé Paris

The limen nasi  forms the threshold of the nasal cavity. In equines the demarcation is obvious whereas in ox it is less visible. In general, there is a small elevation of the wall at its level. Weak in humans, this projection is thicker and clearer in ruminants, in equines it delimits a real vestibulo-nasal orifice.

References

Barone R, Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 3, Splanchnologie I, 4th edition, Vigot, 2017

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