sphenoid bone
1Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible …
2Sphenoid bone — Sphenoid Sphe noid, a. [Gr. ???; sfh n a wedge + e i^dos form: cf. F. sph[ e]no[ i]de.] 1. Wedge shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Sphenoid bone} (Anat.), an… …
3sphenoid bone — noun butterfly shaped bone at the base of the skull • Syn: ↑sphenoid, ↑os sphenoidale • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑skull • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
4sphenoid bone — noun A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes …
5sphenoid bone — a bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes. It consists of a body, containing air spaces continuous with the nasal cavity (see paranasal sinuses); two wings that form part of the orbits; and two pterygoid processes projecting down… …
6sphenoid bone — a bone forming the base of the cranium behind the eyes. It consists of a body, containing air spaces continuous with the nasal cavity (see paranasal sinuses); two wings that form part of the orbits; and two pterygoid processes projecting down… …
7Greater wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Greater wing of sphenoid bone Latin = ala major ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 149 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width =… …
8Body of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Body of sphenoid bone Latin = corpus ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 147 Caption = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Caption2 = Figure 3: Sphenoid bone, upper and posterior surfaces.… …
9Lesser wing of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = alæ parvæ GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 151 Caption = Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. Caption2 = Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. Width = 300 MusclesOrigins = MusclesInsertions =… …
10Spine of sphenoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Spine of sphenoid bone Latin = s. ossis sphenoidalis GraySubject = 35 GrayPage = 150 Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Spina angularis labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect.… …
