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Ethmoid bone, lateral view

Image #43-2

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology

Ethmoid bone, lateral view

The ethmoidal labyrinth occupies nearly all of the view. The anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina, not distinguishable in this specimen, are shown in 38-2.

1 .	Articular surface for frontal bone
2 .	Articular surface for sphenoidal crest
3 .	Articular surface for body of sphenoid
4 .	Lamina papyracea
5 .	Articular surface for orbital process palatine bone
6 .	Middle nasal concha
7 .	Crista galli
8 .	Ethmoidal cells
9 .	Articular surface for maxilla
10 .	Uncinate process