3D representation of the sphenoid bone, with anterior clinoid processes circled
Upper surface of the base of the skull (label for anterior clinoid process visible at center left. Sphenoid bone is yellow.)
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Identifiers
Latin
processus clinoideus anterior
TA98
A02.1.05.022
TA2
607
FMA
54693
Anatomical terms of bone
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The anterior clinoid process is a posterior projection of the sphenoid bone at the junction of the medial end of either lesser wing of sphenoid bone with the body of sphenoid bone. The bilateral processes flank the sella turcica anteriorly.
The ACP is an important structure for cranial and endovascular surgical operations for several structures, including the pituitary gland and the internal carotid artery.
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The anteriorclinoidprocess is a posterior projection of the sphenoid bone at the junction of the medial end of either lesser wing of sphenoid bone with...
Clinoidprocess may refer to: Anteriorclinoidprocess Middle clinoidprocess Posterior clinoidprocesses This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
fold of dura matter. It extends between the posterior clinoidprocess and anteriorclinoidprocess and the petrosal part of the temporal bone of the skull...
The middle clinoidprocess is a small, bilaterally paired elevation on either side of the tuberculum sellae, at the anterior boundary of the sella turcica...
posterior clinoidprocess, then passes forward by the side of the body of the sphenoid bone, again curves upward on the medial side of the anteriorclinoid process...
The main features of the lesser wing are the optic canal, the anteriorclinoidprocess, and the superior orbital fissure. The superior surface of each...
pterygoid plate anteriorly; the interclinoid ligament, a band of dura mater that connects the anteriorclinoidprocess and posterior clinoidprocess of the sphenoid...
ophthalmic artery emerges along the medial side of the anteriorclinoidprocess. It runs anteriorly, passing through the optic canal inferolaterally to the...
upon the roof of the cavernous sinus, terminating anteriorly by attaching at the anteriorclinoidprocess.: 440 The tentorium slopes superior-ward so that...
superolateral to the sphenoid sinus, often extending into the anteriorclinoidprocess. Onodi cells are clinically significant because they lie in close...
gland. The anterior boundary of the sella turcica is completed by two small eminences, one on either side, called the middle clinoidprocesses, while the...
arteries (above), and then pierces the dura mater anterior and lateral to the posterior clinoidprocess, passing between the free and attached borders of...
proportions of the face. The planes he created are: Supraorbital plane (anteriorclinoid to roof of orbits) Palatal plane (ANS-PNS) Occlusal plane (Downs occlusal...
attached margin of the tentorium and within millimeters of the posterior clinoidprocess. It runs on the outer wall of the cavernous sinus. Finally, it enters...
and an anterior boundary at the tuberculum sellae along with the two small eminences (one on either side) called the middle clinoidprocesses. The opening...
bone, the anterior boundary of the sella turcica is completed by two small eminences, one on either side, called the middle clinoidprocesses, while the...
anterior boundary of the sella turcica (hypophyseal (pituitary) fossa): 509 and posterior boundary of the chiasmatic groove.: 509 A middle clinoid process...
infolding and is a circular sheet of dura that is suspended between the clinoidprocesses, forming a partial roof over the hypophysial fossa. The sellar diaphgram...
The upper third lies inferior to the dorsum sellae and posterior clinoidprocesses and superior to the petrous apex, the middle third lies at the level...
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