Uncinate process of ethmoid bone
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| Uncinate process of ethmoid bone | |
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Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position.(Uncinate process of ethmoid labeled at left.)
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Ethmoid bone from the right side. (Uncinate process labeled at bottom right.)
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| Latin | processus uncinatus ossis ethmoidalis |
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p_34/12667710 |
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| FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
| Anatomical terms of bone
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In the ethmoid bone, a curved lamina, the uncinate process, projects downward and backward from this part of the labyrinth; it forms a small part of the medial wall of the maxillary sinus, and articulates with the ethmoidal process of the inferior nasal concha.
Additional images
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Medial wall of left orbit.
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Gray196.png
Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 33:01-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The bones of the lateral nasal wall."
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