The lower nasal turbinate
Inferior nasal concha · concha nasalis inferior
A curled shelf of bone inside each side of the nose that warms and moistens the air you breathe.
What it does
Each inferior nasal concha is a thin, scroll-shaped bone on the side wall of the nasal cavity, covered in a thick, blood-rich lining. It creates turbulence in incoming air so that the air is warmed, moistened and filtered before it reaches your lungs.
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