Saunders M W, Jones N S, Kabala J, Lowe J
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK.
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci. 1995 Oct;20(5):434-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1995.tb00077.x.
Considerable variations are present in the thickness of the normal nasal septum. These were studied and measured in cadavers and from MRI scans. In addition, a histological analysis was performed to determine whether cavernous tissue is present at any point in the septum. The nasal septum reaches maximum thickness antero-superiorly where the mucosa may be as thick a 5.0 mm (average 3.5 mm) and the minimum thickness lies inferiorly where the mucosa is often thinner than 0.5 mm. The area of maximum septal thickness lies at the region of the nasal valve and its contribution towards nasal airway resistance must be significant. No cavernous tissue was identified in the nasal septum.
正常鼻中隔的厚度存在相当大的差异。这些差异在尸体和MRI扫描中进行了研究和测量。此外，还进行了组织学分析，以确定鼻中隔的任何部位是否存在海绵状组织。鼻中隔在鼻阈前上方达到最大厚度，此处黏膜厚度可达5.0毫米（平均3.5毫米），而最小厚度位于下方，此处黏膜通常薄于0.5毫米。鼻中隔最大厚度区域位于鼻阈区域，其对鼻气道阻力的影响必定很大。在鼻中隔中未发现海绵状组织。
