A deviated septum results when the nasal septum is shifted to one side or the other. What bones might be involved in this condition? Why might this make breathing difficult?

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together in a deviated nasal septum. This structure is affected, causing difficulty in breathing. Is it answer choice? A septal cartilage. Answer choice B, nasal dorsum, answer choice, C nasal kana or answer choice D soft palate. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is the affected structure in a deviated nasal septum. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about the nasal septum, which we know that the term nasal septum is what separates the nose into two separate chambers of which the nasal septum is located at the midline of the nose and is comprised of septal cartilage. And when we are talking about that deviated nasal septum structure that is affected, causing difficulty in breathing refers to that line of septal cartilage which shifts away from the midline or deviates from the midline resulting in that difficulty in breathing. Therefore, in a deviated nasal septum, the structure that is affected answer choice. A the septal cartilage and all other answer choices are incorrect. Since the septal cartilage which is located at the midline of the nose shifts away from the midline in that deviated nasal septum resulting in difficulty in breathing. So answer choice A is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.