IIt may look like a strange insect , but this is actually a CT image revealing the delicate structures underlying the human nose.
The multicolored pockets, seen in a cutaway from below the nose looking up, are the paranasal sinuses—the air-filled spaces in the skull that are the bane of many an allergy sufferer.
Other pics at: National Geographic News Photo Gallery: Best Science Images of 2007 Honored
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