• Source: Sphenoethmoidal recess

The sphenoethmoidal recess is a small triangular space superior to the superior nasal meatus of the nasal cavity into which the sphenoidal sinus opens. The sphenoethmoidal recess is situated superoposterior to the superior nasal concha, between the superior nasal concha and the anterior aspect of the body of the sphenoid bone.




Anatomy






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When present, the supreme nasal concha is situated upon the lateral wall of the sphenoethmoid recess, with the supreme nasal meatus created below it occasionally presenting an opening of the posterior ethmoidal sinus.




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External links


Anatomy figure: 33:04-04 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The turbinates have been cut and removed to illustrate the meatus and openings into them."

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• Sphenoethmoidal recess
• Index of anatomy articles
• Olfactory mucosa
• Superior nasal concha
• Ethmoid sinus
• Sphenoid sinus
• Nasal meatus