Sphenoid bone
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 蝶形骨
- Reading
- ちょうけいこつ
- English
- Sphenoid bone
- Latin
- Os sphenoidale
- Main functions
- Protection
Connections
Articulates with
Connected by
Muscles arising here
Includes
Articles
Also mentioned in
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- Lateral and medial pterygoid: origin, insertion and how they open and close the mouth
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