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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Sphenoid bone, superior view

Image #41-6

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology
Sphenoid bone, superior view
1 . Parietal angle
2 . Greater wing
3 . Sphenoidal jugum
4 . Optic foramen & chiasmatic sulcus
5 . Anterior clinoid process
6 . Foramen rotundum
7 . Tuberculum sellae
8 . SeIla turcica
9 . Dorsum sellae
10 . Angular spine
11 . Body
12 . Lesser wing
13 . Sphenoidal crest
14 . Superior orbital fissure
15 . Posterior clinoid process
16 . Foramen ovale
17 . Foramen spinosum
18 . Lingula of sphenoid
19 . Carotid sulcus
20 . Clivus
21 . Sulcus for abducens nerve