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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:
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