Frontonasal duct

Frontonasal duct

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The frontal air sinuses are lined by mucous membrane, and each communicates with the corresponding nasal cavity by means of a passage called the frontonasal duct.

This infundibulum located within the ethmoid bone connects the nasal cavity with the frontal air sinuses.


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