It had no external nose, but two holes where the nose should have been.
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The "'external nose "'is supplied with blood by the facial artery, which becomes the angular artery that courses over the superomedial aspect of the nose.
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Lions, when compared to tigers, also have strongly retracted nasal bones, but a lion's rhinarium, or external nose, is no more retracted than the tiger's.
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The external and internal nasal examination concentrates upon the "'anatomic thirds "'of the nose upper section, middle section, lower section specifically noting their structures; the measures of the nasal angles ( at which the external nose projects from the face ); and the physical characteristics of the naso-facial bony and soft tissues.