• Question: why do we have a groove under our noses

    Asked by doctor red radish to Giovanna, Duane on 15 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Giovanna Bermano

      Giovanna Bermano answered on 15 Nov 2014:

      All of us have one and it can be more or less pronounced…it is where the different part of our face come together during development….the different puzzle which make up our face are formed and then come together and form the grove, this normally happens between 2 and 3 months in the womb….you can find a great video at the link below
      http://www.wimp.com/nosegroove/

    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 15 Nov 2014:

      My guess is that it is where the bone and tissue fuse in our heads as we develop. If you have heard of cleft lip and palate, this is what happens when this fusing doesn’t work properly

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