Nasolacrimal canal

Nasolacrimal canal
The lacrimal apparatus. Right side.
Tear system.

a = lacrimal gland
b = superior lacrimal punctum
c = superior lacrimal canal
d = lacrimal sac
e = inferior lacrimal punctum
f = inferior lacrimal canal
g = nasolacrimal canal
Details
Identifiers
Latincanalis nasolacrimalis
TA98A02.1.00.085
TA2490
FMA54370
Anatomical terms of bone
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The canal containing the nasolacrimal duct is called the nasolacrimal canal.

It is formed by indentations in the inferior nasal conchae, maxilla and lacrimal bone. The canal drains into the nasal cavity through the anterior portion of the inferior meatus, which is between the inferior concha and the floor of the nasal cavity.

See also

  • Orbit (anatomy)

Additional images

  • The seven bones which articulate to form the orbit.
    The seven bones which articulate to form the orbit.
  • Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses.
    Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses.

External links

  • Anatomy photo:29:os-0510 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Orbits and Eye: Orbital openings and related anatomical features"
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Foramina of the skull (and canals, fissures, meatus, and hiatus)
Anterior cranial fossa
to Orbit:
to Nasal cavity:
Middle cranial fossa
to Orbit:
to Pterygopalatine fossa:
to Infratemporal fossa:
other:
Posterior cranial fossaOrbit
to Nasal cavity:
  • nasolacrimal canal
to face:
to Pterygopalatine fossa:
other:
Pterygopalatine fossa
to Nasal cavity:
to Oral cavity:
to Infratemporal fossa:
to Nasopharynx:
to oral cavity:
to nasal cavity:
  • foramen vomerinum
  • meatus vomerinus
  • fissura vomerina
  • hiatus vomerinus
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