recess

(re-ses’) [L. reces’sus]. A small empty space or cavity. Arlt’s r., a small sinus occasionally present in the lower part of the lacrimal sac. cochlear r., a depre ion on the inner wall of the vestibule of the labyrinth between the two limbs of the crista vestibuli. elliptic r. Same as fo a hemiclliptica. Hyrtl’s r., adit us ad antrum. infundibular r., the cavity of the infundibulum. optic r., a rece in the floor of the third ventricle in front of the infundibulum. pineal r., the cavity in the third ventricle sep at rating the habenula into two parts. piriform r., the sinus piriform is. Rosenmiiller’s r., Rosenmiiller’s fo a. See fo a. spheno-ethmoid T., the rece below the roof of the nasal fo a and between the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and the body of the sphenoid. spheric r. Same as fo a hemispheric a. supra pineal r., a rece in the posterior part of the third ventricle above the pineal rece . supra tonsillar r., the space above and in front of the tonsils and between the pillars of the fauces. r., the rece of the third ventricle.