The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system. It is also the principal organ in the olfactory system. The shape of the nose is determined...
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An aquiline nose (also called a Roman nose) is a human nose with a prominent bridge, giving it the appearance of being curved or slightly bent. The word...
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that the nose design outlined by this ethnic stereotype is most prevalent among humans living in the Mediterranean Basin, and that this nose is far less...
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Rhinoplasty (redirect from Nose job)
(Ancient Greek: ῥίς, romanized: rhī́s, nose + Ancient Greek: πλάσσειν, romanized: plássein, to shape), commonly called nose job, medically called nasal reconstruction...
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switch track valve connecting the respiratory and digestive systems. In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face and serves as an alternative respiratory...
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Nasal sebum (redirect from Nose oil)
also known as nose grease/oil, is grease removed from the surface of the human nose. The pores of the lateral creases (where the nose joins the face)...
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to as electronic noses, that could detect and recognize odors and flavors. The stages of the recognition process are similar to human olfaction and are...
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Cuberdon (redirect from Nose of Ghent)
is also known as a neus ("nose"), Gentse neus ("Ghent nose"), or neuzeke ("little nose") for its likeness to a human nose. In French, cuberdons are also...
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Snout (redirect from External nose)
muzzles, with the exception being human beings, whose face does not have protruding jaws nor a snout but merely a human nose. The muzzle begins at the stop...
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Nasal bridge (redirect from Nose bridge)
Dystopia canthorum is associated with Waardenburg syndrome. Aquiline nose – Human nose with a prominent bridge Bridge piercing – Facial piercing through...
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Transverse nasal crease (category Nose)
usually white line between the upper two-thirds and the lower third of the human nose (slightly above the cartilage tip between the bridge and nostrils). It...
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Face (redirect from Human face)
that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such...
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Skunk (section Relations with humans)
chinga – Molina's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus humboldtii – Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus leuconotus – American hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus –...
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to the nose, part of human or animal anatomy. It may also be shorthand for the following uses in combination: With reference to the human nose: Nasal...
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Nasal hair (redirect from Nose hair)
Nasal hair or nose hair is the hair in the human nose. Adult humans have hair in the nostrils. Nasal hair functions include filtering foreign particles...
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Danger triangle of the face (category Human head and neck)
the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla. : 345–346 Due to the special nature of the blood supply to the human nose and surrounding area...
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Nose picking is the act of extracting Mucus and nasal mucus with one's finger (rhinotillexis) and may include the subsequent ingestion of the extracted...
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Nose piercing is the piercing of the skin or cartilage which forms any part of the nose, normally for the purpose of wearing jewelry, called a nose-jewel...
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The human nose is sensitive to geosmin and is able to detect it at concentrations as low as 0.4 parts per billion. Some scientists believe that humans appreciate...
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Power-voltage curve (redirect from Nose curve)
with power as a horizontal axis, the curve resembles a human nose, thus it is sometimes called a nose curve. The overall shape of the curve (similar to a...
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olfactory membrane of the nose by a group of molecules. Certain body odours are connected to human sexual attraction. Humans can make use of body odour...
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and the odour released during the thermogenesis is recognizable to the human nose as distinctively faecal. These species are visited by insects with some...
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because their conformations may cause them to be less perceivable for the human nose. It is only in recent years that such compounds were separated on gas...
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larger eyes; ear shape; small nose; small teeth; and the small maxilla (upper jaw) and mandible (lower jaw). Neoteny of the human body is indicated by glabrousness...
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Nasal bone (redirect from Nose bone)
face and by their junction, form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose. Each has two surfaces and four borders. There is heavy variation in the...
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Nasal strip (section Human use)
the front three centimeters of the human nose, and for that purpose could be an alternative to decongestive nose sprays, but nasal strips are not particularly...
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the tapir family The proboscis monkey is named for its enormous nose. The human nose is sometimes called a proboscis, especially when large or prominent...
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Sensory nervous system (redirect from Human Sensory Reception)
constitutes a sense, Gautama Buddha and Aristotle classified five 'traditional' human senses which have become universally accepted: touch, taste, smell, vision...
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Rhinotomy (redirect from Nose slitting)
at least 38,000 noses Political mutilation in Byzantine culture Rhinoplasty – Surgical procedure to enhance or reconstruct a human nose Violence against...
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Saddle nose is a condition associated with nasal trauma, congenital syphilis, relapsing polychondritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, cocaine abuse...
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