title: Some peculiarities of osteomedullary interrelations at the level of the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus.
abstract: Several structural aspects in the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus are shown, revealing the existence of some peculiarities of the osteomedullary relationships at this level, as for instance: a) a great density of vascular canals, b) a marked collagen density and a high degree of polymerization of the ground substance pleading for a great stability of the osseous structure, and c) a relative cellular scarcity inside the marrow-like spaces as an expression of a reduced reactive ability of bone marrow. It is considered that these peculiarities are not merely determined by specific functional needs of the bone as a tissue, but mainly by subordination of the latter to the requirements of the higher-ordered structural and functional levels served by a certain osseous zone.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology; D010012:Osteogenesis; D051381:Rats