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Lacrimal groove
On the nasal surface of the body of the
maxilla
, in front of the opening of the sinus is a deep groove, the
lacrimal groove
(or
lacrimal sulcus
), which is converted into the
nasolacrimal canal
, by the
lacrimal bone
and
inferior nasal concha
; this canal opens into the
inferior meatus
of the nose and transmits the
nasolacrimal duct
.
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