The nose is an olfactory and respiratory organ. It consists of nasal skeleton, which houses the nasal cavity. In this article, we shall look at the applied anatomy of the nasal cavity, and some of the relevant clinical syndromes.his is carried out by the olfactory nerves. The olfactory bulb, part of the brain, lies on the superior surface of the cribriform plate, above the nasal cavity. Branches of the olfactory nerve run through the cribriform plate to provide special sensory innervation to the nose.