Lateral wall of nasal cavity has:
Mnemonic: SPIN
1. Superior meatus: Posterior ethmoidal sinus
2. Inferior meatus: Nasolacrimal duct
The sphenoidal sinus drains into spheno-ethmoidal recess (superior to superior concha).
All others drain into middle meatus:
Mnemonic: AM/FM
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