Ethmoid bulla

Ethmoid bulla
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Identifiers
Latinbulla ethmoidalis
TA98A06.1.02.026
A02.1.07.015
TA23150, 736
FMA57487
Anatomical terminology

The ethmoid bulla (or ethmoidal bulla) is a rounded elevation upon the lateral wall of the middle nasal meatus[1][2]: 377  (nasal cavity inferior to the middle nasal concha) produced by one or more of the underlying middle ethmoidal air cells (which open into the nasal cavity upon or superior to the ethmoidal bulla[2]: 374 [3]).[2]: 377  It varies significantly based on the size of the underlying air cells.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Moore-20112 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
  3. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 612. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). 995. p. 1139.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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