Sphenoid Flashcards
what does the sphenoid bone form
Forms part of the lateral wall of the cranium and the floor of each orbit
where is the greater wing
far sides of the spheniod bone bone
where is the lesser wings
inner wing of the sphenoid
where is the selica turnica
the deep center of the sphenoid bone
where is the hypophyseal fossa
the depression in the selica turica on the sphenoid bone
what is housed in the hypophyseal fossa
the pituitary gland
where is the optic canal
anterior to the sella tuncica
what does the optic canal do
lets nerves II through (optic nerve)
where is the foramen rotundum
in the middle of the greater wing
what does the foramen rotundum do
allows branches of nerve V to pass through (cranial nerve)
Where is the foramen ovale
posterior to the foramen rotundum
what does the foramen ovale do
allows branches of nerve V to pass through (cranial nerve)
where is the foramen spinosum
posterolateral to the foramen ovale
what does the foramen spinosum do
alows the middle menengeal artery
