The Skeleton / The Human Skull	Navigate This Article Introduction - The Parietal Bone The Occiput The Frontal Bone The Temporal Bones The Sphenoid The Ethmoid Bone The Lacrimal Bone The Nasal Bones The Zygomatic Bones The Maxillae The Palatine Bones The Inferior Nasal Conchae The Vomer Bone The Mandible The Hyoid Bone
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The Nasal Bones

Each of the nasal bones is a small rectangular bone which together form the bridge of the nose above the nasal cavity also called the piriform aperture. They articulate with each other by way of the internasal suture and with the frontal bone superiorly by way of the fronto-nasal suture just below the glabellar region of the frontal bone. The intersection of these two sutures marks the anatomical landmark called nasion. Laterally, each of the nasal bones articulates with the frontal process of the maxilla.

A nasal touches, or articulates, the following bones:

• Frontal
• Maxilla
• Nasal