Uncinate process of ethmoid

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In the ethmoid bone, a curved lamina, the uncinate process, projects downward and backward from this part of the labyrinth; it forms a small part of the medial wall of the maxillary sinus, and articulates with the ethmoidal process of the inferior nasal concha.
Aliases
  • Processus uncinatus
  • Processus uncinatus ossis ethmoidalis
  • Uncinate process
  • Uncinate process of the ethmoid
  • Uncinate process of the ethmoid bone