| Anterior ethmoidal foramen | |
|---|---|
 Base of the skull. Upper surface. (On the left, "Anterior ethmoidal foramen" is the 7th label from the right.) | |
 1 Foramen ethmoidale, 2Canalis opticus, 3Fissura orbitalis superior, 4Fossa sacci lacrimalis, 5Sulcus infraorbitalis, 6Fissura orbitalis inferior, 7Foramen infraorbitale | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | foramen ethmoidale anterius |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.079 |
| TA2 | 484 |
| FMA | 53135 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
Theanterior ethmoidal foramen is a small opening in theethmoid bone in theskull.
Lateral to eitherolfactory groove are the internal openings of the anterior andposterior ethmoidal foramina (or canals).
The anterior ethmoidal foramen, situated about the middle of the lateral margin of the olfactory groove, transmits theanterior ethmoidal artery,vein andnerve. Theanterior ethmoidal nerve, a branch of thenasociliary nerve, runs in a groove along the lateral edge of thecribriform plate to the above-mentioned slit-like opening .
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 190 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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