alar cartilage; major/greater cartilage; minor/lesser cartilage; accessory quadrate cartilage
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Introduction
The free & movable U-shpaed alar cartilages, dilate or constrict the nares when the muscles acting on the nose contract.
Major (greater) alar cartilage:
- consists of a medial & a lateral crus; these pair of cartilages form the tip of the nose.
Minor (lesser/accessory quadrate) alar cartilage:
- the 2-4 cartilagenous plates of the wing of the nose posterior to the greater cartilage.