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 information
- EHDAA2:0001238
- EMAPA:16679
- NCIT:C34218
- Wikipedia:Lacrimal_groove
- VHOG:0001307
- FMA:300055
- EHDAA:4770
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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
Term relations
- nose epithelium
- embryonic tissue
- unilaminar epithelium
- develops from some 1st arch maxillary ectoderm
- adjacent to some lateral nasal prominence
- part of some external ectoderm
- adjacent to some maxillary prominence