Anatom3DExternal nose
Nasus externus · Zevní nos
Skin & appendages
Looks like
A pyramid of bone above and springy cartilage below, covered in thick skin at the tip.
What it does
Shapes the airway, and gives the face much of its character.
Keeping it well
Protect it in sport; a broken nose is straightened in the first two weeks or not at all.
Its parts
Related conditions
- Acromegaly
- Fractures
- Fragility fracture
- Frailty & falls in older age
- Gout
- Haemophilia & bleeding disorders
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Leprosy (Hansen's disease)
- Lyme disease
- Marfan syndrome & connective tissue disorders
- 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
- Rosacea
- Sarcoma
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Temporomandibular joint disorder
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies
- Vitamin D deficiency