Os lacrimale

The lacrimal bone is one of the smallest bones in the human skull. The bone border the nasolacrimal canal and is located between the frontal process of maxilla and the orbital plate of ethmoid.

Download JPG image — Os lacrimale dxt. ex situ & in situ.

Lateral aspect of lacrimal bone with terminology markup — Lateral aspect of the right lacrimal bone.
The list of terms:
Crista lacrimalis posterior – Posterior lacrimal crest
Sulcus lacrimalis – Lacrimal sulcus of lacrimal bone
Hamulus lacrimalis – Lacrimal hamulus

Medial aspect of lacrimal bone with terminology markup — Medial aspect of the right lacrimal bone that borders a few anterior ethmoid cells. The bone is also covering some small portion of hiatus maxillaris.
The list of terms:
Hamulus lacrimalis – Lacrimal hamulus

Markup for the back view of lacrimal bone — Posterior aspect of the right lacrimal bone.
The list of terms:
Hamulus lacrimalis – Lacrimal hamulus

Lacrimal bones in the context of viscerocranium bones. 360° rotation.

First published: Jun/2019
Last update: 19/Nov/2020