spheno-maxillary fossa

Preferred Label : spheno-maxillary fossa;

Uberon definition : The speno-maxillary fossa is a small triangular space situated at the angle of the junction of the spheno-maxillary and pterygo-maxillary fissures, and placed beneath the apex of the orbit. It is formed above by the under surface of the body of the sphenoid and by the orbital process of the palate bone.;

Details

Origin ID

0013454;

UMLS CUI

C1519450;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Sphenomaxillary Fossa [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sphenomaxillary Fossa [NCIt concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Sphenomaxillary Fossa [NCIt concept]
part of
- skull [UBERON concept]

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