View source for Cartilage of the septum

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  Latin        = cartilago septi nasi |
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  Caption      = Bones and cartilages of septum of nose. Right side. (Cartilage of the septum visible as blue structure atright.) |
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  Caption2     = Cartilages of the nose, seen from below. (C. of septum visible in blue at bottom center.) |
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The '''cartilage of the septum''' (or '''septal cartilage''', or '''quadrangular cartilage''') is somewhat quadrilateral in form, thicker at its margins than at its center, and completes the separation between the [[nasal cavities]] in front. 

Its anterior margin, thickest above, is connected with the [[nasal bone]]s, and is continuous with the anterior margins of the [[lateral cartilage]]s; below, it is connected to the medial crura of the [[greater alar cartilages]] by fibrous tissue. 

Its posterior margin is connected with the perpendicular plate of the [[ethmoid]]; its inferior margin with the vomer and the [[palatine processes]] of the [[maxillae]].

==See also==
* [[perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone]]

==External links==
* {{UMichAtlas|rsa1p7}} - "Nasal septum, lateral view"
* {{eMedicineDictionary|septal+nasal+cartilage}}
* {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|33|02|01}} - "Diagram of skeleton of medial (septal) nasal wall."
* {{NormanAnatomy|lesson9}}

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