Which positioning line connects the inferior orbital rim with the external auditory meatus?
orbitomeatal line
infraorbitomeatal line
acanthiomeatal line
mentomeatal line
infraorbitomeatal line
Rationale: The line that connects the outer canthus of the orbit to the external auditory meatus is the orbitomeatal line. The line that connects the inferior orbital margin to the external auditory meatus is the infraorbitomeatal line.
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