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by apr 3557 days ago
Where would you place the nostrils?
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Assuming we can ignore your septum and the roof of your mouth, your respiratory system is basically just an indentation in your head. From a topology perspective, it doesn't really exist. Your lungs are on the outside.
But that's the thing, you cannot ignore those parts in topology. Even if they look small compared to the rest of the body.
Sure, but you could still be a functioning human without them. You'd be a mouth breather, but you could survive.