Lacrimal groove
Lacrimal groove | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Sulcus lacrimalis maxillae |
TA98 | A02.1.00.081 A02.1.09.003 |
TA2 | 746 |
FMA | 57613 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
On the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla, in front of the opening of the sinus is a deep groove, the lacrimal groove (or lacrimal sulcus), which is converted into the nasolacrimal canal, by the lacrimal bone and inferior nasal concha; this canal opens into the inferior meatus of the nose and transmits the nasolacrimal duct.
Additional images[]
Horizontal section of nasal and orbital cavities.
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 160 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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