əbˈʌv, ɪɾ ɪz kənˈɛktᵻd baɪ fˈɪbɹəs tˈɪʃuː tə ðə lˈæɾɚɹəl kˈɑːɹɾɪlɪdʒ ænd fɹˈʌnt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɑːɹɾɪlɪdʒ ʌvðə sˈɛptəm; bᵻlˈoʊ, ɪt fˈɔːlz ʃˈɔːɹt ʌvðə mˈɑːɹdʒɪn ʌvðə nˈɑːstɹəl, ðɪ ɐlˈæ bˌiːɪŋ kəmplˈiːɾᵻd baɪ fˈæɾi ænd fˈɪbɹəs tˈɪʃuː kˈʌvɚd baɪ skˈɪn.
Above, it is connected by fibrous tissue to the lateral cartilage and front part of the cartilage of the septum; below, it falls short of the margin of the nostril, the ala being completed by fatty and fibrous tissue covered by skin.