Morphometry of nasal bases and nostrils in Koreans.
To investigate morphological characteristics of Korean noses, nasal bases and nostrils were measured and classified in Korean adults. The height and the width of the nasal base, the height and the width of the columella, the length of the long and short nostril axes, and nasal alar angle were measured. The shapes of the nostrils were classified into 7 types by the angle between the right and left long axes of the nostrils. Each measurement was compared with other studies.
Hwang
Tae-Sun
TS
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, #222, Yatap-Dong, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-Do, 463-070 South Korea. hwangtaesun@hanmail.net
Kang
Ho-Suck
HS
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values; D044465:White People