The infraorbital canal is a canal found at the base of the orbit that opens on to the maxilla.
One of the canals of the orbital surface of the maxilla, the infraorbital canal, opens just below the margin of the orbit, the area of the skull containing the eye and related structures.
It should not be confused with the infraorbital foramen, with which it is continuous.
Before exiting, the anterior superior alveolar nerve, middle superior alveolar nerve and corresponding arteries will branch off.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 159 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)