temporal wing of sphenoid bone
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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
temporal surface of greater wing of sphenoid bone — facies temporalis alae majoris ossis sphenoidalis … Medical dictionary
Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible … Wikipedia
Body of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Body of sphenoid bone Latin = corpus ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 147 Caption = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Caption2 = Figure 3: Sphenoid bone, upper and posterior surfaces.… … Wikipedia
temporal fossa — n a broad fossa on the side of the skull of higher vertebrates behind the orbit that contains muscles for raising the lower jaw and that in humans is occupied by the temporalis muscle, is separated from the orbit by the zygomatic bone, is bounded … 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
sphenoid fontanel — noun the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have… … Useful english dictionary
sphenoid fontanelle — noun the irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have… … Useful english 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
