The nasal bones 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 by their junction, form the bridge of the upper one third of the nose.

Angles, shapes, and configurations of both the bone and cartilage are heavily varied between individuals.

[1] The two nasal bones are joined at the midline internasal suture and make up the bridge of the nose.

The outer surface is concavo-convex from above downward, convex from side to side; it is covered by the procerus and nasalis muscles, and perforated about its center by the nasal foramen, a small passageway for the transmission of a small vein from the overlying soft tissues.

In most animals, they are generally therefore proportionally larger than in humans or great apes, because of the shortened faces of the latter.