Maxillary sinus

Maxillary sinus
Maxillary sinus
	Outline of bones of face, showing position of air sinuses. Maxillary sinus is shown in blue.
	Left maxilla, medial view. Maxillary sinus entry shown in red.
Details
Artery	Infraorbital artery, posterior superior alveolar artery
Nerve	Posterior superior alveolar nerve, middle superior alveolar nerve, anterior superior alveolar nerve, and infraorbital nerve
Identifiers
Latin	sinus maxilliaris
MeSH	D008443
TA98	A02.1.12.023
TA2	780
FMA	57715
	Anatomical terminology

The pyramid-shaped maxillary sinus (or antrum of Highmore) is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, located in the maxilla. It drains into the middle meatus of the nose^[1]^[2] through the semilunar hiatus. It is located to the side of the nasal cavity, and below the orbit.^[2]

^ Human Anatomy, Jacobs, Elsevier, 2008, page 209-210
^ ^a ^b Morton, David A. (2019). The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy. K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:2-1] Human Anatomy, Jacobs, Elsevier, 2008, page 209-210

[:13-2] Morton, David A. (2019). The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy. K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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