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Nasal bone



         


The Nasal Bones (Ossa Faciei & Ossa Nasalia) 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 form, by their junction, "the bridge" of the nose. Each has two surfaces and four borders.

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Surfaces

The outer surface (Fig. 2) is concavoconvex from above downward, convex from side to side; it is covered by the Procerus and Compressor naris, and perforated about its center by a foramen, for the transmission of a small vein. The inner surface (Fig. 3) is concave from side to side, and is traversed from above downward, by a groove for the passage of a branch of the

Figure 1 : Articulation of nasal and lacrimal bones with maxilla.

Figure 2 : Right nasal bone. Outer surface.
Figure 3 : Right nasal bone. Inner surface.


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Ossification

Each bone is ossified from one center, which appears at the beginning of the third month of fetal life in the membrane overlying the front part of the cartilaginous nasal capsule.

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Articulations

The nasal articulates with four bones: two of the cranium, the frontal and ethmoid, and two of the face, the opposite nasal and the maxilla.

This article is based on an entry from the 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy, which is in the public domain. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

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