Medial wall of the orbit (mnemonic)

A useful mnemonic to remember the bones forming the medial wall of the orbit is:

• My Little Eye Sits (in the orbit); or
• Medial Layer Eye Socket

Mnemonic

• M: maxilla (frontal process)
• L: lacrimal
• E: ethmoid (lamina papyracea)
• S: sphenoid (body)