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Lacrimal sulcus

Lacrimal groove
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Left lacrimal bone. Orbital surface. Enlarged. (Lacrimal groove visible at left.)
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Identifiers
Latin Sulcus lacrimalis maxillae
TA A02.1.00.081
A02.1.09.003
FMA 57613
Anatomical terms of bone
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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.

Horizontal section of nasal and orbital cavities.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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