Corpus: Inferior orbital fissure
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Synonym: inferior orbital fissure, inferior orbital fissure, sphenomaxillary fissure
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Definition[Bearbeiten]
The inferior orbital fissure is a cleft in the human skull that lies between the sphenoid bone (os sphenoidale) and the maxilla in the area of the orbital floor and the lateral orbital wall. It connects the pterygopalatine fossa with the orbit.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The following structures pass through the inferior orbital fissure:
- maxillary nerve (nerve V2)
- infraorbital nerve
- zygomatic nerve
- Parasympathetic nerve fibres from the pterygopalatine ganglion
- Infraorbital artery
- Inferior ophthalmic vein