Sphenoid bone
The sphenoid bone (os sphenoidale) is a bone situated at the base of the skull in front of the temporals and basilar part of the occipital. It somewhat resembles a butterfly with its wings extended, and is divided into a median portion or body, two great and two small wings extending outward from the sides of the body, and two pterygoid processes which project from it below.
Related Topics:
Bone - Skull - Temporals - Occipital - Butterfly - Pterygoid - Processes
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Body |
| ► | Surfaces |
| ► | The Great Wings |
| ► | The Small Wings |
| ► | Pterygoid Processes |
| ► | Lateral Pterygoid Plate |
| ► | Medial Pterygoid Plate |
| ► | The Sphenoidal Conchæ |
| ► | Ossification |
| ► | See also |
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