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Lateral view of the left nasal cavity: (1) ventral nasal meatus; (2) choana; (3) nasopharynx; (4) ventral nasal conchae with parallel folds (plicae parallelis); (5) middle nasal conchae; (6) dorsal nasal conchae; (7) middle nasal meatus; (8) dorsal nasal meatus.
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