Opening of nasolacrimal duct

Apertura ductus nasolacrimalis

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The opening of the nasolacrimal duct is located into the inferior nasal meatus under cover of the anterior part of the inferior concha. It is partially covered by a mucosal fold (valve of Hasner or plica lacrimalis).

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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