Bony landmarks- Sphenoid bone Flashcards
The __________ muscle attaches to the body of the sphenoid bone.
superior oblique muscle (eye)
The sulcus chiasmatis houses the___________
optic chiasm
The sella turcica has the hypophyseal fossa, which houses the ________.
pituitary gland
Posterior clinoid process
Carotid groove
houses internal carotid artery and carotid nerve
Foramen rotundum (part of greater wings of sphenoid) transmits the _________ nerve.
maxillary
Foramen ovale (part of greater wing of sphenoid) transmits the _______ nerve and _________ artery.
mandibular nerve; accessory meningeal
The spine serves as an attachment for:
tensor palatini muscle and sphenomandibular ligament
Foramen spinosum transmits the middle meningeal artery, and the meningeal (recurrent) branch of the __________nerve
mandibular nerve
The lateral surface of the greater wing serves as an attachment for the ________ and ______ muscles.
temporalis and lateral pterygoid muscles
The orbital surface of the sphenoid bone forms the superior orbital fissue that transmits:
- ophthalmic nerve
- oculomotor nerve
- trochlear nerve
- abducens nerve
-ophthalmic vein
Foramen lacerum
The lesser wing of the sphenoid process serves as an attachment for the ___________ muscle.
levator palpebrae superioris
On the lesser wing, the anterior clinoid process serves as an attachment to _________.
tentorium cerebelli
pterygoid process
The pterygoid fossa serves as an attachment to _________ muscle.
medial pterygoid
The scaphoid fossa serves an the attachment for the _________ muscle.
tensor palatini
The pterygoid canals transmit the nerve of the _______ canal.
pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid plate serves an attachment for _______ and ________ pterygoid muscles.
lateral and medial
Medial pterygoid plate has the pterygoid hamulus, which deflects the tendon of the tensor palatini muscle.
It also serves as an attachment for the _________ & ___________ muscles and pterygomandibular nerve.
buccinators; superior constrictor muscles
