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Spina angularis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
The great wings, or ali-sphenoids, are two strong processes of bone, which arise from the sides of the body, and are curved upward, lateralward, and backward; the posterior part of each projects as a triangular process which fits into the angle between the squama and the petrous portion of the temporal and presents at its apex a downwardly directed process, the spina angularis (sphenoidal spine).
External links
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs – “Schematic view of key landmarks of the infratemporal fossa.”
- Template:RocheLexicon