Nasal bones

Looks like

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

What it does

Support the upper nose and protect the airway beneath.

Keeping it well

The most often broken facial bone; a nose that looks bent is best reset within about two weeks, and a swelling inside the septum must be drained promptly.

Its parts

• Right nasal bone
• Left nasal bone

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