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Within Vinony's link graph, paranasal sinus is referenced by 525 other articles, and connects out to pharynx, human nose and sinusitis.
It sits within the topics Bones of the head and neck, Human head and neck and Otorhinolaryngology.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Latin
- sinus paranasales
- Mesh
- D010256
- Ta98
- A06.1.03.001
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Senos paranasales - frontal.svg
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- Commons category
- Paranasal sinuses
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- Paranasal sinus
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C12763
- topic's main category
- Category:Paranasal sinuses
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Encyclopedic overview
Paranasal sinuses are a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity. The maxillary sinuses are located below the eyes; the frontal sinuses are above the eyes; the ethmoidal sinuses (or ethmoid cells) are between the eyes, and the sphenoidal sinuses are behind the eyes. The sinuses are named according to the bones composing them, namely the frontal, maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid bones. The evolutionary function of the sinuses is still partly debated.
Structure
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