| Ethmoidal infundibulum | |
|---|---|
 Lateral wall of nasal cavity; the three nasal conchae have been removed (infundibulum labeled at center top) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | infundibulum ethmoidale |
| TA98 | A06.1.02.027 A02.1.07.017 |
| TA2 | 738 |
| FMA | 75769 |
| 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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