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Pterygopalatine fossa: inferolateral view. This image shows multiple communications to the pterygopalatine fossa. The palatine canals connect the fossa to the oral cavity, the sphenopalatine foramen opens into the nasal cavity, and the inferior orbital fissure communicates with the orbit. Latin labels.
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Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Fossa pterygopalatina
Fissura pterygomaxillaris
Fissura orbitalis inferior
Tuber maxillae
Processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis
Fossa pterygopalatina
Foramen sphenopalatinum
Fossa pterygopalatina
Canales palatini minores
Canalis palatinus major
Foramen palatinum majus
Creator(s)/credit: Jānis Šavlovskis MD, PhD, Assistant Professor; Kristaps Raits, 3D generalist
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