nasolacrimal groove
Groove between maxillary prominence and lateral nasal process. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrimal_groove http://www.indiana.edu/~anat550/hnanim/face/face.html ]
Synonyms: naso-lacrimal groove
Term info
- VHOG:0001307
- UMLS:C1513875 (ncithesaurus:Nasolacrimal_Groove)
- EHDAA2:0001238
- EHDAA:4770
- Wikipedia:Lacrimal_groove
- FMA:300055
- NCIT:C34218
- EMAPA:16679
emapa_ehdaa2
On the nasal surface of the body of the maxilla, in front of the opening of the sinus is a deep groove, the lacrimal groove (or lacrimal sulcus), which is converted into the nasolacrimal canal, by the lacrimal bone and inferior nasal concha; this canal opens into the inferior meatus of the nose and transmits the nasolacrimal duct[WP] See also: oblique facial cleft
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Gray163.png
s. lacrimalis maxillae
uberon
UBERON:0006266
nasolacrimal groove
Term relations
- nose epithelium
- embryonic tissue
- unilaminar epithelium
- develops from some 1st arch maxillary ectoderm
- adjacent_to some maxillary prominence
- part of some external ectoderm
- adjacent_to some lateral nasal prominence