Osteology
Nasolacrimal canals, anterosuperior view
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Osteology
Nasolacrimal canals, anterosuperior view
- Nasolacrimal canal
- Upper pointer: Lacrimal incisura (maxilla) Lower pointer: Anterior lacrimal crest
- Zygomaticomaxillary suture
- Grooves and openings for nutrient arteries
- Nasomaxillary suture
- Anterior surface of maxilla
- Frontal suture (metopic suture)
- Superciliary arch
- Orbit
- Lacrimal bone
- Nasion
- Internasal suture & nasal bone
- Frontal process of maxilla
- Piriform aperture