Anatom3DCartilaginous skeleton of external nose
Skeleton cartilagineum nasi externi · Chrupavčitá kostra zevního nosu
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The flexible lower part of the nose's framework: the septal cartilage in the middle, the upper side cartilages and the curved wing cartilages of the tip.
What it does
Shapes the tip and nostrils and keeps the nasal valve open while staying springy, so the nose bends rather than breaks.
Keeping it well
Weakness here can collapse the nostrils on breathing in. Surgeons reshape it in rhinoplasty.