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Physiology of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses

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Abstract

Comparative studies demonstrate the existence of nasal structures and of paranasal sinuses that are common to a wide range of animal species. By contrast with many animals, human olfactory and turbinate structures and functions are vestigial (Figs. 1–3) (1), but human paranasal sinuses are relatively well developed. Obviously useful and important functions of olfaction and respiratory air processing can be attributed to the nose, but despite many thoughtful speculations, conclusive evidence of functional importance of the paranasal sinuses has yet to be found.

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Cole, P. (1996). Physiology of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses. In: Gershwin, M.E., Incaudo, G.A. (eds) Diseases of the Sinuses. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0225-7_2

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