Pterygoid fossa
The pterygoid fossa is an anatomical term for the fossa formed by the divergence of the lateral pterygoid plate and the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone.
| Pterygoid fossa | |
|---|---|
Sphenoid bone. Upper and posterior surfaces. (Pterygoid fossa labeled at left.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fossa pterygoidea ossis sphenoidalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.05.046 |
| TA2 | 632 |
| FMA | 84970 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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