Lacrimal tubercle
Appearance
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Tuberculum lacrimale |
Anatomical terminology |
The lateral margin of the groove of the frontal process of the maxilla is named the anterior lacrimal crest, and is continuous below with the orbital margin; at its junction with the orbital surface is a small tubercle, the lacrimal tubercle, which serves as a guide to the position of the lacrimal sac.
References
[edit]This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 161 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)