nasal bone

facial bone

AI overview

The nasal bone is a small bone located in the upper part of your nose that forms the bridge. It's important because it provides structural support to your nose and helps protect the nasal passages underneath.

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Research

13,018 papers

Complications of Nasal Bone Fractures.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2017Hwang K, Yeom SH, Hwang SHDOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003482
Nasal bone assessment in prenatal screening for trisomy 21.ReviewAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2006Sonek JD, Cicero S, Neiger R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.11.042
Nasal bone in prenatal trisomy 21 screening.ReviewObstetrical & gynecological survey · 2010Shanks A, Odibo ADOI: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3181c9bafc
Current updates in nasal bone reshaping.ReviewCurrent opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery · 2016Ozucer B, Özturan ODOI: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000276
Diagnostic utility of ultrasound in pediatric nasal bone fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Emergency radiology · 2024Hassankhani A, Amoukhteh M, Jannatdoust P et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02225-1
Nasal Bone Osteoma Approach.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2020Ono MCC, D'Avanço de Morais A, Freitas RDSDOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005940
Sport and Recreational Causes of Nasal Bone Fractures.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology · 2022Xiao CC, Kshirsagar RS, Hoerter JE et al.DOI: 10.1177/00034894211042446
Fetal Nasal Bone Length in the East African Population.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2020Burn SC, Markese A, Bangdiwala A et al.DOI: 10.1002/jum.15186

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: membranous bone
Part of: human skull
Image: Nasal bone.png
Connects with: ethmoid bone

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Commons category: Nasal bones
NCI Thesaurus ID: C33157
anatomical location: nose

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Encyclopedic overview

The nasal bones are two small oblong bones, varying in size and form in different individuals; they are placed side by side at the middle and upper part of the face and by their junction, form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose.

Each has two surfaces and four borders.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “nasal bone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.