Sphenoidal process of palatine bone | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | processus sphenoidalis |
TA98 | A02.1.13.012 |
TA2 | 810 |
FMA | 59146 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The sphenoidal process of palatine bone is a thin, superomedially directed plate of bone. It is smaller and more inferior compared to the orbital process of palatine bone. [1]
The orbital and sphenoidal processes are separated from one another by the sphenopalatine notch. Sometimes the two processes are united above, and form between them a complete foramen, or the notch may be crossed by one or more spicules of bone, giving rise to two or more foramina.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 169 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)