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Pterygoid hamulus
Hook-like process of the sphenoid bone of the skull / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The pterygoid hamulus is a hook-like process at the lower extremity of the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone of the skull. It is the superior origin of the pterygomandibular raphe, and the levator veli palatini muscle.
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Pterygoid hamulus | |
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![]() Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Hamulus labeled at bottom left.) | |
![]() Sagittal section of skull. (Sphenoid is in yellow, and pterygoid hamulus labeled at bottom center.) | |
Details | |
Part of | Sphenoid bone of skull |
System | Skeletal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | hamulus pterygoideus |
TA98 | A02.1.05.051 |
TA2 | 637 |
FMA | 54722 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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