Ethmoidal infundibulum

Ethmoidal infundibulum
Lateral wall of nasal cavity; the three nasal conchae have been removed (infundibulum labeled at center top)
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Identifiers
Latininfundibulum ethmoidale
TA98A06.1.02.027
A02.1.07.017
TA2738
FMA75769
Anatomical terminology

The ethmoidal infundibulum is a funnel-shaped[1]/slit-like[2]: 690 /curved[3] opening[1]/passage[4]/space[2]: 690 /cleft[3] upon the anterosuperior portion of the middle nasal meatus[1] (and thus of the lateral wall of[2] the nasal cavity[1]) at the hiatus semilunaris[3][5] (which represents the medial extremity of the infundibulum[2]). The anterior ethmoidal air cells,[4][2]: 612  and (usually[2]: 612, 690 ) the frontonasal duct (which drains the frontal sinus[1][4])[1][4][2]: 690  open into the ethmoidal infundibulum.[1] The ethmoidal infundibulum extends anterosuperiorly from its opening into the nasal cavity.[3][2]: 612 

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  5. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 683. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)