Sphenoid bone - oblique view

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anterior clinoid processes

C

  • project laterally from the superoanterior portion of the body and extend to about the middle of each orbit

<p>C</p><ul><li><p><span>project laterally from the superoanterior portion of the body and extend to about the middle of each orbit</span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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Superior orbital fissure

D

  • These openings provide additional communication with the orbits for numerous cranial nerves and blood vessels

<p>D</p><ul><li><p>These openings provide additional <strong>communication</strong> with the orbits for numerous <strong>cranial nerves and blood vessels</strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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foramen rotundum

E

  • a pair of small openings (ROS) in the greater

    wings for passage of certain cranial nerves

<p>E</p><ul><li><p>a pair of small openings (ROS) in the greater</p><p class="p1">wings for passage of certain cranial nerves</p></li></ul><p></p>
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foramen ovale

F

  • a pair of small openings (ROS) in the greater

    wings for passage of certain cranial nerves

<p>F</p><ul><li><p>a pair of small openings (ROS) in the greater</p><p class="p1">wings for passage of certain cranial nerves</p></li></ul><p></p>
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lateral pterygoid process

G

<p>G</p>
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pteryoid hamulus

H

  • hooklike process

<p>H</p><ul><li><p>hooklike process</p></li></ul><p></p>
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medial pterygoid process

I

<p>I </p>
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sella turcica

J

<p>J</p>
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dorsum sellae

K

<p>K</p>
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optic groove

L

<p>L</p>
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optic canal

M

<p>M</p>
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optic foramen

N

  • are groovelike canals through which the optic nerve and certain arteries pass into the orbital cavity

<p>N</p><ul><li><p>are groovelike canals through which the optic nerve and certain arteries pass into the orbital cavity</p></li></ul><p></p>
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greater wings

O

  • form a portion of the floor of the cranium and a portion of the sides of the cranium.

<p>O</p><ul><li><p>form a <strong>portion of the floor of the cranium</strong> and <strong>a portion of the sides of the cranium</strong>.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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lesser wings

P

<p>P</p>