Sinus Ethmoidales (Noun)
Meaning
A sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose).
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The anterior ethmoid air cells and posterior ethmoid air cells collectively make up the sinus ethmoidales in the nasal cavity.
- Air-filled compartments that extend into the nasal meatus are characteristic of the sinus ethmoidales behind the nasal bridge.
- Posteriorly and superiorly of the middle meatus the posterior part of the sinus ethmoidales may have cell extension into this location.
- If cell division has progressed posterior to this sinus location anterior drainage becomes evident.
- While both middle meatus' contribute their separate respective segments sinus ethmoidales becomes incorporated here along each individual anterior side nasal passageway location respectively