Infraorbital canal

Not to be confused with the infraorbital groove and infraorbital foramen, which are on opposite ends of the canal.
Infraorbital canal
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Identifiers
Latincanalis infraorbitalis
TA98A02.1.12.004
TA2759
Anatomical terms of bone

The infraorbital canal is a canal found at the base of the orbit that opens on to the maxilla. It is continuous with the infraorbital groove and opens onto the maxilla at the infraorbital foramen.[1] The infraorbital nerve and infraorbital artery travel through the canal.

  1. ^ Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Tibbitts, Adam W.M. Mitchell; illustrations by Richard; Richardson, Paul (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-8089-2306-0.