Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces.
Figure 3: Sphenoid bone, upper and posterior surfaces.
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Identifiers
Latin
corpus ossis sphenoidalis
TA98
A02.1.05.002
TA2
585
FMA
52867
Anatomical terms of bone
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The body of the sphenoid bone, more or less cubical in shape, is hollowed out in its interior to form two large cavities, the sphenoidal sinuses, which are separated from each other by a septum.[1]
^Dutton, Jonathan J. (February 2, 2010). Radiology of the Orbit and Visual Pathways. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 31. ISBN 9781455710676.
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