Posterior ethmoidal foramen

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The posterior ethmoidal foramen is a small opening in the ethmoid bone. It transmits the posterior ethmoidal vessels and nerve which supplies the posterior ethmoidal and sphenoidal air sinuses.

The distance between the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina is 12 to 15mm. The distance between the posterior ethmoidal foramen and the optic canal is usually 3 to 7mm.

  • -<p>The posterior ethmoidal foramen is a small opening in the ethmoid bone. It transmits the posterior ethmoidal vessels and nerve which supplies the posterior ethmoidal and sphenoidal air sinuses.</p><p>The distance between the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina is 12 to 15mm. The distance between the posterior ethmoidal foramen and the optic canal is usually 3 to 7mm.</p>
  • +<p>The<strong> posterior ethmoidal foramen</strong> is a small opening in the ethmoid bone. It transmits the posterior ethmoidal vessels and nerve which supplies the posterior ethmoidal and sphenoidal air sinuses.</p><p>The distance between the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina is 12 to 15mm. The distance between the posterior ethmoidal foramen and the optic canal is usually 3 to 7mm.</p>

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  • 1. Last's anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0443100330. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0443100330">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0443100330">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
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  • 2. Drake RL, Vogl AW, Mitchell AWM et-al. Gray's Atlas of Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2008) ISBN:044306721X. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN044306721X">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044306721X">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
  • 1. Last's anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0443100330. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon 2. Drake RL, Vogl AW, Mitchell AWM et-al. Gray's Atlas of Anatomy. Churchill Livingstone. (2008) ISBN:044306721X. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon

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