Lateral mass
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Lateral mass can refer to:
  • Labyrinth of ethmoid
    Labyrinth of ethmoid
    The Labyrinth or Lateral Mass of the ethmoid bone consists of a number of thin-walled cellular cavities, the ethmoidal cells, arranged in three groups, anterior, middle, and posterior, and interposed between two vertical plates of bone; the lateral plate forms part of the orbit, the medial plate...

  • Lateral mass of atlas
    Lateral mass of atlas
    The lateral masses are the most bulky and solid parts of the atlas, in order to support the weight of the head.Each carries two articular facets, a superior and an inferior....

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