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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Roentgenogram of paranasal sinuses, anterior view

Image #37-5

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Osteology
Roentgenogram of paranasal sinuses, anterior view
This view of the sinuses of a normal adult woman was made with a 23 degree upward inclination from the anteroposterior axis. An area of calcification is present in the falx cerebri (1).
  1. Calcification in falx cerebri
  2. Frontal sinus
  3. Upper pointer: Nasal septum Lower pointer: Nasal cavity
  4. Infraorbital foramen
  5. Maxillary sinus
  6. Sphenoidal sinus
  7. Coronoid process of mandible
  8. Mandibular articulation (pointer on articular cavity)
  9. Capitulum (condyloid process) mandible
  10. Orbit
  11. Area occupied by ethmoidal cells
  12. Zygomatic arch
  13. Body of mandible
  14. Anterior arch atlas
  15. Dens