Nose
Anatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration in conjunction with the mouth. Behind the nose are the olfactory mucosa and the sinuses. Behind the nasal cavity, air next passes through the pharynx, shared with the digestive system, and then into the rest of the respiratory system. In humans, the nose is located centrally on the face; on most other mammals, it is on the upper tip of the snout.
Read more about Nose.
Famous quotes containing the word nose:
“The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)
“her nose was long and cold,
And her shoes were full of feet.”
—Unknown. In the Night (l. 3–4)
“I want to kiss God on His nose and watch Him sneeze
and so do you.
Not out of disrespect.
Out of pique.
Out of a man-to-man thing.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)