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Spine of sphenoid bone
Lowest part of the front of the skull behind the eye socket / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The sphenoidal spine (Latin: "spina angularis") is a downwardly directed process at the apex of the great wings of the sphenoid bone that serves as the origin of the sphenomandibular ligament.[1]
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Spine of sphenoid bone | |
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![]() Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Spina angularis labeled at bottom left.) | |
![]() Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect. (Spine of sphenoid labeled at center top.) | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | spina ossis sphenoidalis, processus spinosus ossis sphenoidalis |
TA98 | A02.1.05.040 |
TA2 | 626 |
FMA | 54777 |
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