Greater wing of sphenoid bone

Greater wing of sphenoid bone
Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface.
Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces.
Details
Identifiers
Latinala major ossis sphenoidalis
TA98A02.1.05.024
TA2610
FMA52868
Anatomical terms of bone
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The greater wing of the sphenoid bone, or alisphenoid, is a bony process of the sphenoid bone, positioned in the skull behind each eye. There is one on each side, extending from the side of the body of the sphenoid and curving upward, laterally, and backward.

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