Pterygospinous ligament
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Pterygospinous ligament
| Pterygospinous ligament | |
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| Latin | ligamentum pterygospinale |
| Gray's | subject #111 388 |
The pterygospinous ligament stretches from the upper part of the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate to the spinous process of the sphenoid.
It occasionally ossifies,[1] and in such cases, between its upper border and the base of the skull, a foramen is formed - pterygospinous foramen (Civinini) which transmits the branches of the mandibular nerve to the muscles of mastication.
References
- ^ Peuker ET, Fischer G, Filler TJ (July 2001). "Entrapment of the lingual nerve due to an ossified pterygospinous ligament". Clin Anat 14 (4): 282–4. doi:10.1002/ca.1048. PMID 11424204.
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