lesser wing of sphenoid bone

lesser wing of sphenoid bone
ala minor ossis sphenoidalis.

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible …   Wikipedia

  • lesser wing — n an anterior triangular process on each side of the sphenoid bone in front of and much smaller than the corresponding greater wing compare ORBITOSPHENOID …   Medical dictionary

  • wing — The anterior appendage of a bird. SYN: ala (1). angel w. a deformity in which both scapulae project conspicuously. SEE ALSO: winged scapula. ashen w. SYN: vagal (nerve) trigone. w. of central lobule [TA] the lateral winglike projection of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • 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 — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …   Medical dictionary

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  • Lacrimal bone — Bone: Lacrimal bone Lacrimal bone visible near center …   Wikipedia

  • greater wing — also great wing n a broad curved winglike expanse on each side of the sphenoid bone called also alisphenoid compare LESSER WING …   Medical dictionary

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