Fossa for lacrimal gland
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Fossa for lacrimal gland | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
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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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 137 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- 1519844 - Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary at Lippincott Williams and Wilkins