Basal lamella

Last revised by Francis Deng on 11 Jun 2020

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Citation:

St-Amant M, Deng F, Gilcrease-Garcia B, et al. Basal lamella. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59420

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-59420

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/59420

rID:

59420

Article created:

8 Apr 2018, Maxime St-Amant ◉

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At the time the article was created Maxime St-Amant had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Jun 2020, Francis Deng ◉

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Systems:

Head & Neck

Sections:

Anatomy

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Synonyms:

Basal lamella of the middle turbinate
Ground lamella of the middle turbinate

The basal lamella, also known as basal lamella of the middle turbinate, is an osseous lamella that separates the anterior from the posterior ethmoid sinuses ¹.

Terminology

Internal anterior to posterior partitions of the ethmoid sinuses are called basal lamellae. According to a concept proposed by Killian, four or five (if supreme turbinate is included) basal lamellae make up the ethmoid sinuses ².

The third basal lamella is the only complete basal lamellae, i.e. the only one that reaches the lamina papyracea from the lateral nasal wall ³. As such, the singular term basal lamella refers specifically to the third basal lamella.

The fourth basal lamella separates posterior ethmoid cells into posterior and postreme cells.