Sphenoethmoidal recess

Sphenoethmoidal recess

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Latin = recessus sphenoethmoidalis
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Caption = Lateral wall of nasal cavity. (Sphenoethmoidal recess labeled at top.)


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Above the superior concha is a narrow recess, the sphenoethmoidal recess, into which the sphenoidal sinus opens.

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