Osseous skeleton of nose

Looks like

All the bones that build the nose: the nasal bones and maxilla parts outside, and the septum, conchae and side walls inside.

What it does

Gives the nose its fixed shape and forms the walls of the nasal cavity the air passes through.

Keeping it well

Injured in nose and midface fractures. A crooked bony septum can block breathing and is corrected by septoplasty if it troubles you.

Its parts

• Osseous skeleton of external nose
• Osseous skeleton of internal nose

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