When the sinuses become inflamed the mucus cannot flow.
Roof of ethmoid sinus.
The mucous lining of the sinuses traps dust germs and pollutants.
The ethmoid sinuses are one of the most complex anatomical structures of the body with vital structures such as the orbit dura and optic nerve bordering it.
It is located at the roof of the nose between the two orbits.
A person with ethmoid sinusitis may experience a runny or blocked nose.
The fovea ethmoidalis or ethmoid roof is lowest medially at its articulation with the lateral lamella and rises from medial to lateral in a gull wing configuration.
Coronary ct scan of a patient with chronic sinusitis.
The ethmoid bone is one of the bones that make up the orbit of the eye.
The cubical bone is lightweight due to a spongy construction.
Ethmoid roof is flattening or shows a broken wing on the left side arrow.
The ethmoid bone ˈ ɛ θ m ɔɪ d.
It is very small at birth and becomes walnut sized during puberty.