Body of maxilla
| Bone: Body of maxilla | |
|---|---|
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| Left maxilla. Outer surface. | |
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| Left maxilla. Nasal surface. | |
| Latin | corpus maxillae |
| Gray's | subject #38 158 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
c_56/12260607 |
The body of the maxilla is somewhat pyramidal in shape, and contains a large cavity, the maxillary sinus (antrum of Highmore).
Surfaces
It has four surfaces - an anterior, a posterior or infratemporal, a superior or orbital, and a medial or nasal.
- Anterior surface of the body of the maxilla
- Posterior or infratemporal surface of the body of the maxilla
- Superior or orbital surface of the body of the maxilla
- Medial or nasal surface of the body of the maxilla
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