Major alar cartilage
Cartilaginous plate in the nose
The major alar cartilage (also sometimes called the greater alar cartilage, or lower lateral cartilage) is a thin, bendable piece of the nose. It helps make the upper part of the nostril shape. It bends at the tip of the nose to help connect to the inside middle part of the nose.
| Major alar cartilage | |
|---|---|
 Side view of nose cartilages. (The major alar cartilage is blue in the middle right) | |
 Nose cartilages, lookup up from below | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cartilago alaris major |
| TA | A06.1.01.007 |
| FMA | 59504 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
