Lacrimal sinus

The lacrimal sinus ( sinus lacrimalis ) is a paranasal sinus that extends into the tear bone . It is not developed in all mammals, and it is also absent in humans. Like all paranasal sinuses, it is an air-filled cavity lined with nasal mucosa , which is inserted between the two plates of this skull bone.

In cattle, the lacrimal sinus is connected to the maxillary sinus , i.e. it is not directly connected to the middle nasal passage . In goats it has either a direct connection to the nasal cavity or indirectly via the frontal sinus .

literature

• F.-V. Salomon: Bony skeleton . In: Salomon, F.-V. ua (Hrsg.): Anatomie für die Tiermedizin. Enke-Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, pp. 37-110. ISBN 3-8304-1007-7