Biology:Lateral nasal prominence

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Lateral nasal prominence
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Diagram showing the regions of the adult face and neck related to the fronto-nasal process and the branchial arches.
Details
Precursorfrontonasal prominence
Identifiers
Latinprominentia nasalis lateralis
Anatomical terminology

By the upgrowth of the surrounding parts the olfactory areas are converted into pits, the nasal pits, which indent the frontonasal prominence and divide it into a medial nasal prominence and a lateral nasal prominence.[1]

Clinical significance

Failure to fuse can cause a cleft lip.

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