Fossa for lacrimal gland
| Fossa for lacrimal gland | |
|---|---|
 Frontal bone. Inferior view. The location of the Lacrimal fossa for the Lacrimal gland | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fossa glandulae lacrimalis |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | f_14/12375953 |
| TA | A02.1.03.026 |
| FMA | 57396 |
Located on the inferior surface of each orbital plate of the frontal bone, is smooth and concave, and presents, laterally, under cover of the zygomatic process, a shallow depression, the lacrimal fossa (or fossa for lacrimal gland), for the lacrimal gland.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- 1519844 - Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary at Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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