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The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of

The sphenoid sinus is a paired paranasal sinus in the body of the sphenoid bone. It is one pair of the four paired paranasal sinuses. The two sphenoid sinuses

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

The body of the sphenoid bone, more or less cubical in shape, is hollowed out in its interior to form two large cavities, the sphenoidal sinuses, which

perpendicularly from the regions where the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid bone unite. Each process consists of a medial pterygoid plate and a lateral

the front. Lesser wing of sphenoid bone Lesser wing of sphenoid bone Lesser wing of sphenoid bone Lesser wing of sphenoid bone This article incorporates

Look up sphenoid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sphenoid may refer to: Sphenoid bone, a bone in anatomy Sphenoid (geometry), a tetrahedron with 2-fold

of sphenoid bone or ala ossis sphenoidalis can refer to: Greater wing of sphenoid bone (ala major ossis sphenoidalis) Lesser wing of sphenoid bone (ala

wings of the sphenoid bone that serves as the origin of the sphenomandibular ligament. Base of skull. Inferior surface. Spine of sphenoid bone marked with

sinuses are behind the eyes. The sinuses are named for the facial bones and sphenoid bone in which they are located. The role of the sinuses is still debated