Espiral AtlasOrbit
orbita
A bony cavity on each side of the facial skeleton, shaped like a hollow four-sided pyramid, with the base directed anterolaterally and the apex posteromedially. The axes of the two orbits diverge by about 45°, but the optic axes of the eyeballs are parallel (primary position).
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- Structure
- Neighborhood
Related clinical cases
- Fractures of the orbit
- Tumors of the orbit
- Infection of the ethmoidal cells