Sphenoidal lingula
Anatomical feature of the skull
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Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotid groove of the sphenoid bone, in the angle between the body and great wing, is a ridge of bone, called the lingula.
| Sphenoidal lingula | |
|---|---|
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Lingula labeled at center right.) | |
 Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Lingula not labeled, but sphenoid bone is visible in yellow, and lingula would be near foramen lacerum.) | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A02.1.05.013 |
| TA2 | 597 |
| FMA | 54757 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 148 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-2". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.
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