Nasal foramina

Openings in nasal bones

Nasal foramina
Right nasal bone. Outer surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	foramina nasalia
TA98	A02.1.10.003
TA2	750
FMA	57653
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The nasal foramina are foramina which run through the nasal bones.

References

External links

http://zemlin.shs.uiuc.edu/Skull/slide-Pages/27.htm

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The facial skeleton of the skull

Maxilla

Surfaces	Anterior: fossae (Incisive fossa, Canine fossa) Infraorbital foramen Orbital bones Anterior nasal spine Infratemporal: Alveolar canals Maxillary tuberosity Orbital: Infraorbital groove Infraorbital canal Nasal: Greater palatine canal
Processes	Zygomatic process Frontal process (Agger nasi, Anterior lacrimal crest) Alveolar process Palatine process (Incisive foramen, Incisive canals, Foramina of Scarpa, Incisive bone, Anterior nasal spine)
Other	Body of maxilla Maxillary sinus

Fossae	Pterygopalatine fossa Pterygoid fossa
Plates	Horizontal plate (Posterior nasal spine) Perpendicular plate (Greater palatine canal, Sphenopalatine foramen) Hard palate
Processes	Pyramidal Orbital Sphenoidal

Body	external surface (Chin, Jaw, Mandibular prominence, Mandibular symphysis, Lingual foramen, Mental protuberance, Mental foramen, Mandibular incisive canal) internal surface (Mental spine, Mylohyoid line, Sublingual fovea, Submandibular fovea) Alveolar part
Ramus	Mylohyoid groove Mandibular canal Lingula Mandibular foramen Angle Coronoid process Mandibular notch Condyloid process Pterygoid fovea

Nose

Nasal bone
- Internasal suture
- Nasal foramina
Inferior nasal concha
- Ethmoidal process
- Maxillary process
Vomer
- Wing

Other

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