Inward collapse of the nasal cavity: Perinatal consolidation of the midface and cranial base in primates
Smith TD;Ufelle AC;Cray JJ;Rehorek SB;DeLeon VB;;
Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)2020pp. -
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td2020anatomicalinward
Abstract
Living primates show a complex trend in reduction of nasal cavity spaces and structures due to moderate to severe constraint on interorbital breadth. Here we describe the ontogeny of the posterior end of the primate cartilaginous nasal capsule, the thimble shaped posterior nasal cupula (PNC), which …