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Nasal vestibule

Author: Christina Loukopoulou, MSc • Reviewer: Dimitrios Mytilinaios, MD, PhD
Last reviewed: March 28, 2024
Reading time: 2 minutes

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Nasal vestibule
Vestibulum nasi
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Synonyms: none

The nasal vestibule is the most anterior and visible part of the internal nasal cavity from an external view.

The nasal vestibule is surrounded almost entirely by its half of the nasal lobule. It is bounded laterally by the greater and lesser alar cartilages, medially by the mobile nasal septum and its membranous part, superiorly by the limen nasi and posteriorly by the skin lying on the alveolar process of the superior maxilla. Its inferior border is the nostril. 

Histologically, the two nasal vestibules corresponding to each nostril are lined by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, and are separate from the nasal cavity proper, which is lined with respiratory epithelium.

The vestibules contain small modified hairs, known as the vibrissae, which function to trap dirt and small particles from inspired air. The quality of inspired air is further inspected by the olfactory bulb with its sensory epithelium found on the roof of the nose.

Terminology English: Nasal vestibule

Latin: Vestibulum nasi
Definition The nasal vestibule is the most anterior and visible part of the internal nasal cavity from an external view.

Would you like to learn more about the anatomy and boundaries of the nasal cavity? Then work your way through the following study unit:

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