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Two holes in the soft palate. What's their name?

  • 15-01-2017 4:42pm
    #1
    Irish Stones
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    I should post this question in the Biology forum, but it looks a bit a dead, so I try over here.
    Do you know what is the specific and "technical" name of those two little holes back in the soft palate through which the air coming from the nose goes straight to the trachea and lungs?
    I can't find any info on the web.
    Thanks!


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  • #2
    Fr_Dougal
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    Nostrils.

    €50 please.


  • #3
    Crasp
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    Plural: Choanae

    Singular: Choana

    Not to be confused with conchae, which cover the openings to the sinuses on either side of the nasal cavity.


  • #4
    corner of hells
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    Crasp wrote: »
    Plural: Choanae

    Singular: Choana

    Not to be confused with conchae, which cover the openings to the sinuses on either side of the nasal cavity.

    Ohh look at you with your fancy answers.


  • #5
    andekwarhola
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    Holes in the soft palate in the 70s Bowie sense or ones you're born with?


  • #6
    Spanish Eyes
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    Coke orifices.


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  • #7
    Irish Stones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭Irish Stones


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Nostrils.

    €50 please.
    andekwarhola wrote: »
    Holes in the soft palate in the 70s Bowie sense or ones you're born with?
    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    Coke orifices.
    All of the above should win for their geniality and wisecrack, but the winner is...
     
    Crasp wrote: »
    Plural: Choanae

    Singular: Choana

    Not to be confused with conchae, which cover the openings to the sinuses on either side of the nasal cavity.
    Thanks so much indeed! This is what I was looking for :)
    Are you a doctor?


  • #8
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    Crasp wrote: »
    Plural: Choanae

    Singular: Choana

    Not to be confused with conchae, which cover the openings to the sinuses on either side of the nasal cavity.

    ^^^^
    Kudos to this man/women.....I've learned something today


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