maxillary sinus
Sign in to saveAlso known as sinus of maxilla, bony maxillary sinus, antrum of Highmore
largest of the four paranasal sinuses, and drains into the middle meatus of the nose
Key facts
- Artery
- Infraorbital artery , posterior superior alveolar artery
- Nerve
- Posterior superior alveolar nerve , middle superior alveolar nerve , anterior superior alveolar nerve , and infraorbital nerve
- Latin
- sinus maxilliaris
- Mesh
- D008443
- Ta98
- A02.1.12.023
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
21,808 papers- Maxillary Sinus Anatomy and Physiology.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2024
- The maxillary sinus: physiology, development and imaging anatomy.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2019
- Maxillary Sinus Mucocele With Fungal Ball.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2023
- Cholesteatoma of Maxillary Sinus: What Is the Best Surgical Approach?The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2016
- [Maxillary sinus septa. Prevalence and anatomy].Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale · 2012
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Wikidata facts
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- arterial supply
- infraorbital artery
- Commons category
- Maxillary sinuses
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C12275
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Encyclopedic overview
The pyramid-shaped maxillary sinus (or antrum of Highmore) is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, located in the maxilla. It drains into the middle meatus of the nose through the semilunar hiatus. It is located to the side of the nasal cavity, and below the orbit.
Structure
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “maxillary sinus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.