- wings of sphenoid bone
- the laterally projecting processes of the sphenoid bone; see ala major ossis sphenoidalis and ala minor ossis sphenoidalis.
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wings of 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
Spine of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Spine of sphenoid bone Latin = s. ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 150 Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Spina angularis labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect.… … Wikipedia
sphenoid bone — a bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes. It consists of a body, containing air spaces continuous with the nasal cavity (see paranasal sinuses); two wings that form part of the orbits; and two pterygoid processes projecting down… … Medical dictionary
sphenoid bone — a bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes. It consists of a body, containing air spaces continuous with the nasal cavity (see paranasal sinuses); two wings that form part of the orbits; and two pterygoid processes projecting down… … The new mediacal dictionary
Greater wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Greater wing of sphenoid bone Latin = ala major ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 149 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width =… … Wikipedia
Lesser wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = alæ parvæ GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width = 300 MusclesOrigins = MusclesInsertions =… … Wikipedia
Кость Клиновидная (Sphenoid Bone) — кость мозгового черепа, расположенная в центре основания черепа. Она состоит из тела (body), содержащего воздухоносную полость, которая сообщается с полостью носа (см. Пазухи носа придаточные); двух пар крыль ев (wings) (больших и малых), которые … Медицинские термины
Sphenoid — A bone at the base of the skull that is of a most irregular shape. The sphenoid bone consists of a central portion, (the body of the sphenoid) and six processes: two greater wings, two lesser wings and two pterygoid processes. The sphenoid bone… … Medical dictionary
Bone, sphenoid — A bone at the base of the skull that is of a most irregular shape. The sphenoid bone consists of a central portion, (the body of the sphenoid) and six processes: two greater wings, two lesser wings and two pterygoid processes. The sphenoid bone… … Medical dictionary
