Editing Inferior nasal concha (section)

{{Short description|Facial bone}}
{{Infobox bone
| Name          = Inferior nasal concha 
| Latin         = concha nasi inferior, <br>concha nasalis inferior
| Image         = Gray192.png
| Caption       = Medial wall of left orbit. (Inferior nasal concha visible in center in yellow.)
| Image2        = Gray170.png
| Caption2      = Figure 1: Lateral wall of right nasal cavity showing inferior concha ''in situ.'' (pink)
| Origins       =
| Insertions    =
| Articulations = [[Ethmoid]], [[maxilla]], [[Lacrimal bone|lacrimal]] and [[palatine bone]]
}}
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[[File:Inferior nasal concha - animation 02.gif|thumb|Inferior nasal concha - animation 02]]

The '''inferior nasal concha''' ('''inferior turbinated bone''' or '''inferior turbinal/turbinate''') is one of the three paired [[nasal concha]]e in the [[human nose|nose]]. It extends horizontally along the lateral wall of the [[nasal cavity]] and consists of a [[wikt:lamina|lamina]] of spongy [[bone]], curled upon itself like a scroll, (''turbinate'' meaning inverted cone).<ref name="Dict">{{cite web |title=Definition of TURBINATE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbinate#h1 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref>  The inferior nasal conchae are considered a pair of facial bones. As the air passes through the turbinates, the air is churned against these mucosa-lined bones in order to receive warmth, moisture and cleansing. Superior to inferior nasal concha are the [[middle nasal concha]] and [[superior nasal concha]] which both arise from the [[ethmoid bone]], of the cranial portion of the skull.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Daniel |title=Dr. |url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/nasal-concha |website=Radiopaedia |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> Hence, these two are considered as a part of the cranial bones.

It has two surfaces, two borders, and two extremities.