The " superior turbinates " are smaller structures, connected to the middle turbinates by nerve-endings, and serve to protect the olfactory bulb.
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The superior turbinates completely cover and protect the nerve axons piercing through the cribriform plate ( a porous bone plate that separates the nose from the brain ) into the nose.
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Inferior to the nasal conchae ( turbinates ) is the meatus space, with names that correspond to the turbinates, e . g . superior turbinate, superior meatus, et alii.
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