Lateral wall of nasal cavity; the three nasal conchæ have been removed. (Third caption from the top.)
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Identifiers
Latin
hiatus semilunaris
TA98
A06.1.02.028 A02.1.07.018
TA2
739, 3153
FMA
77281 75057, 77281
Anatomical terminology
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The semilunar hiatus or hiatus semilunaris, is a crescent-shaped groove in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity just inferior to the ethmoid bulla. It is the location of the openings of the maxillary sinuses. It is bounded inferiorly and anteriorly by the sharp concave margin of the uncinate process of the ethmoid bone, superiorly by the ethmoid bulla, and posteriorly by the middle nasal concha.
Sinus drainage
Following the curve anteriorly leads into the infundibulum of the frontonasal duct, which drains the frontal sinus.
The anterior ethmoidal cells of the ethmoidal sinus open into the front part of the infundibulum as well. In slightly over 50% of subjects, this is directly continuous with the frontonasal duct from the frontal air sinus. When the anterior end of the uncinate process fuses with the front part of the bulla, however, this continuity is interrupted and the frontonasal duct then drains directly into the anterior end of the middle meatus.
The ostium for the maxillary sinus opens posteriorly in this groove and is the largest ostium within the semilunar hiatus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 995 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
Anatomy figure: 33:04-05 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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Anatomy of the human nose
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nasal cartilages
Septal nasal
Lateral nasal
Major alar
Minor alar
Vomeronasal
Nasal cavity
Openings
Nasal vestibule
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Choana
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Nasal conchae: Supreme nasal concha
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Semilunar hiatus
Maxillary hiatus
Medial wall
Nasal septum
Vomeronasal organ
Nasal mucosa
Olfactory mucosa
Paranasal sinuses
Maxillary sinus
Sphenoidal sinuses
Frontal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
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Salpingopharyngeal fold
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Torus tubarius
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…are positioned in the midface, over the eyes, and drain through the frontal recess into the hiatus semilunaris in the ostiomeatal complex Acute inflammation of the frontal sinuses can cause the forehead …
…tubular esophagus within the abdomen . Hiatus hernia refers to herniation of elements of the abdominal cavity through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. Hiatus hernias are broadly divided into sliding …
…reflux esophagitis correlates with the size of hiatus hernia . There are several mechanisms underlying the development of GERD in patients with a hiatus hernia. Mechanisms include impairment of the crural …
…Rather, fibers of the IO aponeurosis branch into anterior and posterior lamellae at the linea semilunaris More medially (1 to 3 cm), fibers of the EO aponeurosis fuse with fibers of the anterior lamella …
…identified, and its relative position to the hiatus is assessed. With the lower esophagus adequately mobilized, if the esophagogastric junction remains at or above the hiatus, a shortened esophagus is diagnosed …
English Journal
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Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 2019 May;32(4)534-540.
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Hwang K, Wu X, Kim H, Kang YH.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 2018 Jul;29(5)1358-1362.
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Anatomic description of the middle meatus and classification of the hiatus semilunaris into five types based upon morphological characteristics.
Dahlstrom K, Olinger A.
Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 2014 Mar;27(2)176-81.
Anatomical variation of the lateral nasal wall, including the pathway from the frontal, ethmoidal, and maxillary sinuses may affect the communication between the paranasal sinuses and the nasal cavity. The middle meatus and hiatus semilunaris are areas where variations can occur which predispose pat
The hiatus semilunaris is a semicircular shaped opening located on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity. It is a component of the ostiomeatal complex and serves as the opening for the frontal and maxillary sinuses and the anterior ethmoid air cells. It is inferior to the ethmoid bulla and the uncinate process forms its anterior border.
The hiatus semilunaris (or semilunar hiatus) is a crescent-shaped groove in the lateral wall of the nasal cavity just inferior to the ethmoidal bulla. It is the location of the openings for the frontal sinus, maxillary sinus, and anterior ethmoidal sinus. It is bounded inferiorly and anteriorly by the sharp concave margin of the uncinate process of ...
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