Nasal Bone
The structure indicated is the
nasal bone of the
facial skeleton.
The skull consists of the
calvaria (the part which contains the brain), and the
facial skeleton (viscerocranium) which forms the anterior and inferior part of the skull.
The facial skeleton consists of the following bones:
- Nasal bones
- Lacrimal bones
- Palatine bones
- Zygomatic bones
- Maxillae bones
- Inferior nasal conchae
- Vomer
There are
two paired nasal bones. The nasal bone has
four articulations:
- Frontal bone (superiorly)
- Ethmoid bone (posteriorly)
- Maxillae (laterally)
- Nasal bone (medially)
Learn more about the anatomy of the
facial skeleton in this tutorial.
