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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Sphenoid bone, anterior view

Image #42-2

KEYWORDS: Bones cartilage joints.

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Osteology
Sphenoid bone, anterior view
  1. Greater wing
  2. Lesser wing
  3. Frontal margin
  4. Orbital surface
  5. Zygomatic margin
  6. Aperture of sphenoidal sinus
  7. Sphenoidal crest
  8. Foramen rotundum
  9. Upper pointer: Sphenomaxillary surface Lower pointer: Rostrum of sphenoid
  10. Upper pointer: Medial plate of pterygoid process Lower pointer: Pterygopalatine sulcus
  11. Articular surface for pyramidal process of palatine bone
  12. Pterygoid fissure
  13. Groove (often a foramen) for recurrent meningeal branch of lacrimal artery
  14. Location of optic foramen
  15. Superior orbital fissure
  16. Temporal fossa
  17. Articular surface for ethmoid bone
  18. Sphenoidal concha
  19. Infratemporal fossa
  20. Pterygoid canal
  21. Processus vaginalis
  22. Angular spine
  23. Lateral plate of pterygoid process
  24. Pterygoid hamulus