Anatom3DNasal septum
Septum nasi · Nosní přepážka
Respiratory system
Looks like
A thin midline wall of cartilage in front and bone behind, dividing the nose in two.
What it does
Separates the nasal passages and supports the nose's shape.
Keeping it well
Often slightly bent, usually harmlessly; nosebleeds start at its front, stopped by pinching the soft nose for 10–15 minutes leaning forward.
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