Sphenoethmoidal recess | |
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Lateral wall of nasal cavity
(sphenoethmoidal recess labeled at top) |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Recessus sphenoethmoidalis |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
r_05/12696829 |
TA | A06.1.02.022 |
FMA | 59734 |
Anatomical terminology
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The sphenoethmoidal recess is a small space in the nasal cavity into which the sphenoidal sinus opens. It lies posterior and superior to the superior concha.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)