Maxillary process of inferior nasal concha

Maxillary process of inferior nasal concha

Right inferior nasal concha. Lateral surface.
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Identifiers
Latin Processus maxillaris conchae nasalis inferioris
TA A02.1.08.003
FMA 54741

Anatomical terms of bone

For the embryological structure, see Maxillary prominence.

From the lower border of the inferior nasal concha, a thin lamina, the maxillary process, curves downward and laterally; it articulates with the maxilla and forms a part of the medial wall of the maxillary sinus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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