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Posterior Lacrimal Crest
Skeletal System

Posterior Lacrimal Crest

Crista lacrimalis posterior

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Description

The posterior lacrimal crest is the vertical, anterolaterally located ridge found along the lateral surface of the lacrimal bone. The posterior lacrimal crest:

—is located posterior to the lacrimal groove of lacrimal bone;

—is continuous inferiorly with the lacrimal hamulus;

—provides an origin site for the orbicularis oculi muscle.

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