Nasolacrimal canal

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Bone: Nasolacrimal canal

The lacrimal apparatus. Right side.

Tear system. a = lacrimal gland b = superior lacrimal punctum c = superior lacrimal canal d = lacrimal sac e = inferior lacrimal punctum f = inferior lacrimal canal g = nasolacrimal canal
Latin	canalis nasolacrimalis
Dorlands / Elsevier	c_04/12208691

The canal containing the nasolacrimal duct is called the nasolacrimal canal.

It is formed by indentations in the inferior nasal conchae, maxilla and lacrimal bone.

Additional images

Nasolacrimal+canal at eMedicine Dictionary
SUNY Labs 29:os-0510 - "Orbits and Eye: Orbital openings and related anatomical features"

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