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Paranasal sinuses - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
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Paranasal sinuses

Sinus paranasales

Definition

Stephan Mahler

The paranasal sinuses are pneumatic cavities developed in the bones surrounding the nasal cavity and communicating with it.

References

Académie de Médecine. Dictionnaire médical - version 2024, Académie de Médecine website, accessed 22 May 2024, https://www.academie-medecine.fr/le-dictionnaire/index.php?q=sinus%20paranasaux

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  • Paranasal sinuses - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
  • Paranasal sinuses - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
  • Paranasal sinuses - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
  • Paranasal sinuses - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
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  • Paranasal sinuses - Horse - Teeth - General Anatomy - vet-Anatomy
Paranasal sinuses - Dog - Nasal cavity - Nasal cavity - vet-Anatomy
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Anatomical hierarchy

Veterinary anatomy

  1. Splanchnology >
  2. Respiratory system >
  3. Paranasal sinuses

Underlying structures:

  • Sinus of dorsal concha
  • Bulla of dorsal concha
  • Middle conchal sinus
  • Ventral conchal sinus
  • Bulla conchalis ventralis
  • Maxillary sinus
  • Rostral maxillary sinus
  • Caudal maxillary sinus
  • Septum of maxillary sinuses
  • Maxillar recess
  • Nasomaxillar opening
  • Maxillopalatine opening
  • Conchomaxillar opening
  • Lacrimal sinus
  • Palatine sinus
  • Frontal sinus
  • Rostral frontal sinus
  • Medial rostral frontal sinus
  • Intermediate rostral frontal sinus
  • Lateral rostral frontal sinus
  • Medial frontal sinus
  • Lateral frontal sinus
  • Caudal frontal sinus
  • Openings of frontal sinus
  • Septa of frontal sinus
  • Intrasinusal lamellae
  • Conchofrontal sinus
  • Frontomaxillar opening
  • Sphenoidal sinus
  • Sphenopalatine sinus
  • Ethmoidal cells
Comparative anatomy in humans
  • Paranasal sinuses
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