Inferior orbital fissure

Inferior orbital fissure
The skull from the front. (Label for inferior orbital fissure is at center right.)
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Identifiers
Latinfissura orbitalis inferior
TA98A02.1.00.084
TA2489
FMA54802
Anatomical terminology

The inferior orbital fissure is a gap between the greater wing of sphenoid bone, and the maxilla. It connects the orbit (anteriorly) with the infratemporal fossa and pterygopalatine fossa (posteriorly).[1]: 397 

  1. ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.