![Body of Maxilla](https://cdn.3d4medical.com/complete_anatomy-userdata/video-sticky/f2/8a234b5154.webp?fm=webp&w=738&q=75)
Description
The body is the centrally located, large, pyramidal part of the maxilla. It consists of the maxillary sinus and four processes extend from it:
—a superiorly located frontal process;
—an inferiorly located alveolar process;
—a laterally located zygomatic process;
—a medially located palatine process.
Related parts of the anatomy
![Complete Anatomy](/images/ca-banner.webp?fm=webp&w=230&q=75)