Anatom3DSkeleton of nasal septum
Skeleton septi nasi · Kostra nosní přepážky
Joints & cartilage
Looks like
The partition dividing the nose into two sides: cartilage at the front, thin bones (vomer and ethmoid plate) behind.
What it does
Supports the nose from within and splits airflow between the two nasal passages.
Keeping it well
A bent septum is very common and usually harmless. Constant one-sided blockage may be fixed by septoplasty.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Acromegaly
- Deviated nasal septum
- Fractures
- Fragility fracture
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- Nosebleed (epistaxis)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease)
- Osteomalacia & rickets
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
- Osteoporosis
- Paget's disease of bone
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Sarcoma
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
- Vitamin D deficiency