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Nasal cavity

noun

Either of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx.

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"Nasal cavity" Quotes from Famous Books

... vomer septum, was referred to in the chapter on inspiration. The so-called sinuses are hollow spaces in small bones on either side and above the nasal passage and communicating directly or indirectly with it. A question regarding the nasal cavity, including the sinuses, suggests itself. Of what use is the nasal passage as a cavity of resonance if, in order to prevent a nasal quality of tone, the passage during voice-emission is shut off by the action of the soft palate, or by the combined action of the soft palate, uvula and tongue? ...

— The Voice - Its Production, Care and Preservation • Frank E. Miller

... nasal cavity," he said in a low voice, "and the heart is not working properly now. Things are in ...

— The Wife and Other Stories • Anton Chekhov

... tail short, covered with spines and slender-stalked open quills; nasal cavity usually very large; air sinuses of frontals greatly developed; teeth as in Atherura. The hind-feet with ...

— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon • Robert A. Sterndale

... above the vocal cords may fill all the open spaces above the larynx—the throat, the mouth, the nasal cavity in the head, the nostrils. This rather large amount of air, vibrating freely, produces a sound low in pitch. The larger the cavities are made the lower the pitch. You can verify this by producing a note. Then ...

— Public Speaking • Clarence Stratton