INFERIOR TURBINATE
WHAT IS AN 'INFERIOR TURBINATE'? The nasal cavity is composed of some key elements - The nasal vault - which forms the basic structure of the nose - The Septum- which divides the nasal cavity into the Left and Right side - The Turbinates- There are usually three paired Turbinates on either side of the nose - Inferior, Middle, and Superior. rarely there may be a Supreme Turbinate above the Superior Turbinate The INFERIOR TURBINATE is the lowest and most often the bulkiest Turbinate in the nose. It extends from the front of the nose (you can see this for yourself if you look into a mirror and lift up the tip of the nose - the balloon like structure that you on either side of your nose is the inferior turbinate) What do Turbinates do? The Turbinates are bony structures over which mucosa is draped. The Inferior Turbinate is a separate bone by itself. The mucosa draped over it contains typical upper airway mucosa which also contains secretory glands as well as microcilia (very th