- lingula of sphenoid
- lingula sphenoidalis [TA] sphenoidal lingula: a slender ridge of bone on the lateral margin of the carotid sulcus, projecting posteriorly between the body and greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
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Body of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Body of sphenoid bone Latin = corpus ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 147 Caption = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Caption2 = Figure 3: Sphenoid bone, upper and posterior surfaces.… … Wikipedia
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