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{{Short description|Depressions in the frontal bone}} |
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| Name = Fossa for lacrimal gland |
| Name = Fossa for lacrimal gland |
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| Latin = fossa glandulae lacrimalis |
| Latin = fossa glandulae lacrimalis |
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| GrayPage = 137 |
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| Caption = Frontal bone. Inferior view. The location of the ''Lacrimal fossa for the Lacrimal gland'' |
| Caption = Frontal bone. Inferior view. The location of the ''Lacrimal fossa for the Lacrimal gland'' |
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The '''lacrimal fossa''' (or '''fossa for lacrimal gland''') is located on the inferior surface of each [[Orbital part of frontal bone|orbital plate]] of the [[frontal bone]]. It is smooth and concave, and presents, laterally, underneath the [[zygomatic process]], a shallow depression for the [[lacrimal gland]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Fossa for lacrimal sac]] |
* [[Fossa for lacrimal sac]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/ |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110101/http://activate.lww.com/semdweb/internetsomd/ASP/1519844.asp 1519844] - Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary at Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
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{{Cranium}} |
{{Cranium}} |
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[[Category:Bones of the head and neck]] |
[[Category:Bones of the head and neck]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 22 September 2024
| Fossa for lacrimal gland | |
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 Frontal bone. Inferior view. The location of the Lacrimal fossa for the Lacrimal gland | |
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| Latin | fossa glandulae lacrimalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.03.026 |
| TA2 | 546 |
| FMA | 57396 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The lacrimal fossa (or fossa for lacrimal gland) is located on the inferior surface of each orbital plate of the frontal bone. It is smooth and concave, and presents, laterally, underneath the zygomatic process, a shallow depression for the lacrimal gland.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 137 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
[edit]- 1519844 - Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary at Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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