Nose
Provides airway
Moistens and warms air
Filters air
Resonating chamber for speech
Olfactory receptors
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Physical Principles of Nasal Airflow
Nasal Cycle
Regulate by autonomic nervous system
80% of human each 2 hours
Protective Functions of the Nasal Mucosa
Nonspecific Defense Mechanisms
1. Mechanical defenses (mucociliary apparatus)
2. Nonspecific protective factors (Interferon,
Proteases, Protease inhibitors , Lysozyme Antioxidants)
3. Cellular defenses (phagocytic cells)