Scaphoid fossa
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In the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid
, above the pterygoid fossa
is a small, oval, shallow depression, the scaphoid fossa, which gives origin to the Tensor veli palatini.
Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid
The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid, one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and great wings unite.Each process consists of a medial pterygoid plate and a lateral pterygoid plate, the upper parts of which are fused anteriorly; a vertical sulcus, the...
, above the pterygoid fossa
Pterygoid fossa
The pterygoid fossa is an anatomical term for the fossa formed by the divergence of the lateral pterygoid plate and the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone.-Structure:...
is a small, oval, shallow depression, the scaphoid fossa, which gives origin to the Tensor veli palatini.
External links
- Diagram - look for #28 (source here)
