Spheno-ethmoidal_recess

Sphenoethmoidal recess

Sphenoethmoidal recess

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The sphenoethmoidal recess is a small triangular space superior to the superior nasal meatus of the nasal cavity into which the sphenoidal sinus[1][2][3] opens.[4] The sphenoethmoidal recess is situated superoposterior to the superior nasal concha,[3][2] between the superior nasal concha and the anterior aspect of the body of the sphenoid bone.[1]

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Variation

When present, the supreme nasal concha is situated upon the lateral wall of the sphenoethmoid recess, with the supreme nasal meatus created below it occasionally presenting an opening of the posterior ethmoidal sinus.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 692. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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    Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
  3. [3]
    Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2017). Essential Clinical Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 966. ISBN 978-1496347213.
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    Cappello, Zachary J.; Minutello, Katrina; Dublin, Arthur B. (2023), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Nose Paranasal Sinuses", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 29763001, retrieved 2023-07-04
  • Anatomy figure: 33:04-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The turbinates have been cut and removed to illustrate the meatus and openings into them."
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