Vomer

Looks like

A thin, flat, ploughshare-shaped bone standing upright in the back of the nasal cavity.

What it does

Forms the lower back part of the nasal septum that divides the nose in two.

Keeping it well

Only damaged by trauma or surgery; a bent septum causing one-sided blockage can be straightened by operation.

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