Infraorbital
Encyclopedia
Infraorbital is an anatomical term which means, literally, inferior to (below or beneath) the eye socket (orbit
). Some examples of uses of the term are:
Orbit (anatomy)
In anatomy, the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. "Orbit" can refer to the bony socket, or it can also be used to imply the contents...
). Some examples of uses of the term are:
- Infraorbital arteryInfraorbital arteryThe infraorbital artery is an artery in the head that runs in the maxilla, emerging through the infraorbital foramen, just under the orbit of the eye.-Course:...
- Infraorbital foramenInfraorbital foramenAbove the canine fossa is the infraorbital foramen, the end of the infraorbital canal; it transmits the infraorbital artery, vein, and infraorbital nerve.-External links: *...
- Infraorbital canalInfraorbital canalNot to be confused with the infraorbital groove and infraorbital foramen, which are on opposite ends of the canal.One of the canals of the orbital surface of the maxilla, the infraorbital canal, opens just below the margin of the orbit...
- Infraorbital grooveInfraorbital grooveNot to be confused with the inferior orbital fissure, which is just lateral to the infraorbital groove.Also not to be confused with the infraorbital canal, into which the groove enters, nor the infraorbital foramen, which is the canal's opening on the other side.Near the middle of the posterior...