Term Name: | alary cartilage |
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Synonyms: | alinasal cartilage, cartilago alaris, cartilago alaris nasi, cartilago cupullaris, copula anterior, naseflngelknorpel, processus alaris, second upper labial |
Definition: | Paired, cup-shaped cartilage that are dorsal to the septomaxillae and anterior to the oblique cartilage. The anterior, convex face of each alary cartilage is synchondrotically fused to the superior prenasal cartilage and the ventral edge is fused to the superior margin of the crista intermedia. |
Ontology: | [UBERON:3000002] |