Infraorbital foramen

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The infraorbital foramen, an opening into the floor of the eye socket, is the forward end of a canal through which passes the infraorbital branch of the maxillary nerve, the second division of the fifth cranial nerve. It lies slightly below the lower margin of the socket.[1]

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  1. Infraorbital Foramen. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.