See Also: spina ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
corpus ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
ala major ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
ala minor ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
margo frontalis ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
margo sphenoidalis ossis temporalis(medicine)
margo squamosus ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
margo parietalis ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)
processus vaginalis ossis sphenoidalis(medicine)

spina ossis sphenoidalis (medicine)


spina ossis sphenoidalis -->
sphenoidal spine


A posterior and downward projection from the greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side, located posterolateral to the foramen spinosum, so-named for its proximity to the sphenoidal spine; gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament.

Synonym: processus spinosus, spina ossis sphenoidalis, alar spine, angular spine, spina angularis, spinous process.