The turbinates are also called the nasal conchae. If the turbinates are too ... Most people have superior, middle, and inferior turbinates. Enlargement of the inferior and middle turbinates ...

On its way in, the air passes through nasal conchae, or turbinates—the long, narrow, curled shelves of bone that look like a shell and protrude into the breathing passage. The conchae are ...