A patient reveals to you that they were recently involved in a car accident that they believe resulted in a deviated septum. Which of the following bones may have been injured in the accident, resulting in the deviated septum?

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The vomer is a thin, vertical bone in the nose. Specifically, the vomer forms the inferior (back) part of the nasal septum (the part of your nose that separates your right and left nostrils).
Note the location of the vomer in the illustrated diagram of the anterior (front) of the skull below.
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A break or injury to the vomer may result in a deviated septum - a condition where the septum is crooked or off-center. See the illustration below:
 11ec0fda_9993_a532_a67f_3fbd7725c6f1_NR0004_00 The maxilla is the bone that makes up your upper jaw.
The manubrium is one of the structure of the sternum.
The tibia is the long long bone located in the inferior (lower), anterior (front) portion of the lower extremity (the leg).

A Patient Reveals to You That They Were Recently Involved