- The
sphenoid bone is an
unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is
situated in the
middle of the
skull towards the front, in
front of the
basilar part of...
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sphenoid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sphenoid may
refer to:
Sphenoid bone, a bone in
anatomy Sphenoid (geometry), a
tetrahedron with 2-fold...
- The
sphenoid sinus is a
paired paranasal sinus in the body of the
sphenoid bone. It is one pair of the four
paired paranasal sinuses. The two
sphenoid sinuses...
- The
pterygoid processes of the
sphenoid (from Gr**** pteryx, pterygos, "wing"), one on
either side,
descend perpendicularly from the
regions where the body...
- The
greater wing of the
sphenoid bone, or alisphenoid, is a bony
process of the
sphenoid bone,
positioned in the
skull behind each eye.
There is one on...
- The
lesser wings of the
sphenoid or orbito-
sphenoids are two thin
triangular plates,
which arise from the
upper and
anterior parts of the body, and, projecting...
-
wings of the
sphenoid bone that
serves as the
origin of the
sphenomandibular ligament. Base of skull.
Inferior surface.
Spine of
sphenoid bone
marked with...
-
sinuses are
behind the eyes. The
sinuses are
named for the
facial bones and
sphenoid bone in
which they are located.
Their role is disputed.
Humans possess...
- A
sphenoid wing
meningioma is a
benign brain tumor near the
sphenoid bone. A
meningioma is a
benign brain tumor. It
originates from the
arachnoid (not...
- The body of the
sphenoid bone, more or less
cubical in shape, is
hollowed out in its
interior to form two
large cavities, the
sphenoidal sinuses, which...
