Ethmoid bone

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Siebbein, Ethmoid bone, Ethmoidal bone

The ethmoid bone is a small bone of the skull and is part of the anterior cranial fossa, the nasal cavity, and forms the medial boundary of the orbit.

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Ethmoid bone
Anatomical drawing of the ethmoid bone. Figure adapted from Gray's Anatomy, Figure 149.
Ethmoid bone
Anatomical drawing of the ethmoid bone. Figure adapted from Gray's Anatomy.

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