alar

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The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The alar plate is on the dorsal side of the neural tube and gives rise to neurons that will receive sensory input from the periphery.

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This comes from the initial development of the spinal cord, which is divided into the basal plate and the alar plate.

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In the basal laminae are found the deep origins of most of the motor cranial nerves, while those of the sensory are situated in the alar laminae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

His daring imagination gives him the more solid grasp of facts; as the birds of highest flight have the strongest alar bones.

From Representative Men by Emerson, Ralph Waldo