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Maxillary sinus
Largest of the paranasal sinuses, and drains into the middle meatus of the nose / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pyramid-shaped maxillary sinus (or antrum of Highmore) is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, located in the maxilla. It drains into the middle meatus of the nose[1][2] through the semilunar hiatus. It is located to the side of the nasal cavity, and below the orbit.[2]
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Maxillary sinus | |
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![]() Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. Maxillary sinus is shown in blue. | |
![]() Left maxilla, medial view. Maxillary sinus entry shown in red. | |
Details | |
Artery | Infraorbital artery, posterior superior alveolar artery |
Nerve | Posterior superior alveolar nerve, middle superior alveolar nerve, anterior superior alveolar nerve, and infraorbital nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sinus maxilliaris |
MeSH | D008443 |
TA98 | A02.1.12.023 |
TA2 | 780 |
FMA | 57715 |
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