Bones- Sphenoid Bone

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Lesser wing

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Pterygoid Fossa

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Hamulus

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Sella Turcica

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Greater wing

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Foramen Rotundum

Higher bc maxillary branch of trigemenal moves through it

<p>Higher bc maxillary branch of trigemenal moves through it</p>
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Lateral pterygoid plate

Towards the inside

<p>Towards the inside</p>
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Medial pterygoid plate

Toward the midline, had hamulus process on it-sometimes called the hamular process

<p>Toward the midline, had hamulus process on it-sometimes called the hamular process</p>
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Foramen ovale

Oval opening where mandibular branch of trigemenal moves through and goes to brain

<p>Oval opening where mandibular branch of trigemenal moves through and goes to brain</p>
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1. Opthimalic

2. Maxillary

3. Mandibular

Trigemenal has three main branches

1.________

2. _______

3. _______

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Sphenoid bone

a compound bone that forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral "wings" and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.

<p>a compound bone that forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral "wings" and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.</p>