Where the nasal bone sits in the skeleton
The nasal bone is one of a pair of small bones forming the upper bridge of the nose; the rest of the nose below is cartilage. Each meets the frontal bone above, the maxilla at its side and the other nasal bone in the midline, and touches the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid behind.
Frequently asked questions
Which part of the skeleton is the nasal bone in?
The nasal bone is one of the bones of the skull and hyoid. This group covers the bones that enclose the brain, the bones that frame the face, and the hyoid at the front of the neck.
How many bones are in the skull?
The skull has 22 bones: eight cranial bones that enclose the brain and fourteen facial bones that frame the face. The hyoid in the front of the neck is a separate bone that forms no joint with any other bone.
Is there one nasal bone or a pair?
The nasal bone is paired: there is one on the left and one on the right, and this page covers both.
Which bones does the nasal bone meet?
The frontal bone above, the maxilla at its side, the other nasal bone in the midline and the ethmoid behind.
Other bones of the skull and hyoid
- Frontal bone
- Parietal bone
- Temporal bone
- Occipital bone
- Sphenoid bone
- Ethmoid
- Zygomatic bone
- Maxilla
- Mandible
- Lacrimal bone
- Palatine bone
- Vomer
- Inferior nasal concha
- Hyoid bone
Bone counts
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