roof of orbit
roof of or·bit
[TA]formed by the orbital plate of the frontal bone and the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, the optic canal opens at its posterior limit; an indentation, the fossa for the lacrimal gland, is located in the anterolateral part of the roof.
Synonym(s): paries superior orbitae [TA], superior wall of orbit
roof of or·bit
(rūf ōrbit) [TA]Formed by orbital plate of frontal bone and lesser wing of sphenoid bone.