Back Fissura orbitalis inferior German Fisura orbitaria inferior Spanish Fissure orbitaire inférieure French Fissura orbitalis inferior Hungarian 下眼窩裂 Japanese Fesur orbital inferior LFN Szczelina oczodołowa dolna Polish Fisura orbitară inferioară Romanian Pastki orbital yoriq Uzbek
| Inferior orbital fissure | |
|---|---|
 The skull from the front. (Label for inferior orbital fissure is at center right.) | |
 1 Foramen ethmoidale, 2 Canalis opticus, 3 Fissura orbitalis superior, 4 Fossa sacci lacrimalis, 5 Sulcus infraorbitalis, 6 Fissura orbitalis inferior, 7 Foramen infraorbitale | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fissura orbitalis inferior |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.084 |
| TA2 | 489 |
| FMA | 54802 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The inferior orbital fissure is a gap between the greater wing of sphenoid bone, and the maxilla. It connects the orbit (anteriorly) with the infratemporal fossa and pterygopalatine fossa (posteriorly).[1]: 397
- ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.