Medial wall
Paries medialis
- Related terms: Medial wall of orbit
Definition
The medial wall of the orbit (Pars medialis) shows:
a)Near the supra-orbital border, the fossa for lacrymal sac (Fossa sacci lacrimalis) and the lacrymal foramen (Foramen lacrimale)that gives access to the lacrymal duct.;
b)More medially, the fossa of the ventral oblique muscle of the eye (Fossa m. obliqui ventralis);
c)More medially and deeper, the ethmoidal foramen, double in certain species (dog).
References
Anatomie comparée des mammifère domestiques - 5th edition - Robert Barone - Vigot
