unpaired bone situated at the front middle of the skull in front of the temporal bone and basilar part of the occipital bone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The sphenoid bone[note 1] is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is in the middle of the skull towards the front.
Sphenoid bone | |
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![]() Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible | |
![]() Sphenoid bone, upper surface. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | os sphenoidale |
MeSH | D013100 |
TA | A02.1.05.001 |
FMA | 52736 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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