Left nasal bone

Looks like

Two small oblong bones side by side forming the bony bridge at the top of the nose.

What it does

Form the rigid upper third of the nose, onto which the cartilages of the lower nose attach.

Keeping it well

The most commonly broken facial bone. A bent nose or blocked side after injury is best checked within about a week; a blood swelling in the septum needs same-day drainage.

Related conditions

• Achondroplasia
• Acromegaly
• Brain abscess
• Fractures
• Fragility fracture
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
• Osteomalacia & rickets
• Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
• Osteoporosis
• Paget's disease of bone
• Sarcoma
• Traumatic brain injury (moderate to severe)
• Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
• Vitamin D deficiency