Infraorbital groove

Infraorbital groove
Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Infra-orbital groove labeled at upper right.)
Details
Part ofMaxilla of skull
SystemSkeletal
Identifiers
Latinsulcus infraorbitalis maxillae
TA98A02.1.12.005
TA2760
FMA57746
Anatomical terms of bone

The infraorbital groove (or sulcus) is located in the middle of the posterior part of the orbital surface of the maxilla. Its function is to act as the passage of the infraorbital artery, the infraorbital vein, and the infraorbital nerve.