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The sphenoid bone is one of the skull bones and is located relatively deep within the skull. It is only very slightly visible from an exterior view of the skull. Looking side on to a skull it is right between the temporal bone and the zygomatic bone, in other words it is the small section beneath the Pterion. It is also visible when looking into the orbit (with the eye removed) as the bone with the superior orbital fissure through it.
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∙ 12y agoLocated on the base of the skull behind the temples
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What is function of the sphenoid bone?
It is divided into the following parts:A median portion, known as the body of Sphenoid bone, containing the sella turcica which houses the pituitary gland.Two greater wings and Two lesser wingsPterygoid processes of the Sphenoids which project from it posteriorly.
What bone is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone?
Posterior means behind or toward the back -- so which bone is behind the ethmoid bone? The sphenoid bone (butterfly shaped one).The bone that is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone in the orbit is the sphenoid. Major paranasal sinuses are the ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, and maxillary sinuses.
What are 4 bones containing paranasal sinuses?
The maxillae contain the maxillary sinuses, the ethmoid and sphenoid contain the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses, respectively. ****Maxilla is a facial bone, the three cranial bones that contain sinuses are ethmoid, sphenoid and frontal.
What cranial bone articulates with all other cranial bones?
The Sphenoid (Sphenoidal Bone) this is why it is know as the keystone of the cranial floor *The sphenoid is not a facial bone, it is a cranial bone. There is no facial bone which 'articulates' with 'every other facial bone'. Articulation suggests jointed so sutures would make more sense & these sutures would be on all facial bones edges which knit them together
Facial bone that contains a paranasal sinus?
frontalWell yes, basically, there are sinuses located within the bones of the face and skull. There are four types. Ethmoid, sphenoid, facial, and maxillary.the Frontal bone :)
What bone is butterfly shaped?
sphenoid bone
What organ is located in the hypophyseal fossa of the sphenoid bone?
pituitary gland
What contains a saddle that houses the pituitary gland?
The sphenoid contains a saddle that houses the pituitary gland. The sphenoid is a bone that is located in the skull.
Single irregular bat-shaped bone forming part of the cranial floor?
It is a sphenoid bone; single, irregular bat(a bird)-shape bone forming part of the CRANIAL Floor. Not many people think sphenoid bone being part of the cranial bone that is why they don't find any answer to this question. but Sphenoid bone is one of the cranial bone and can be found on the cranial floor when looking at the skull from its superior view.
What is the ramus sphenoid?
it is the bone that you can touch behind the last molar and it is apart of the sphenoid bone better known as the ramus of the sphenoid.
What is function of the sphenoid bone?
It is divided into the following parts:A median portion, known as the body of Sphenoid bone, containing the sella turcica which houses the pituitary gland.Two greater wings and Two lesser wingsPterygoid processes of the Sphenoids which project from it posteriorly.
What bone is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone?
Posterior means behind or toward the back -- so which bone is behind the ethmoid bone? The sphenoid bone (butterfly shaped one).The bone that is found just posterior to the ethmoid bone in the orbit is the sphenoid. Major paranasal sinuses are the ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, and maxillary sinuses.
What are 4 bones containing paranasal sinuses?
The maxillae contain the maxillary sinuses, the ethmoid and sphenoid contain the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses, respectively. ****Maxilla is a facial bone, the three cranial bones that contain sinuses are ethmoid, sphenoid and frontal.
What cranial bone articulates with all other cranial bones?
The Sphenoid (Sphenoidal Bone) this is why it is know as the keystone of the cranial floor *The sphenoid is not a facial bone, it is a cranial bone. There is no facial bone which 'articulates' with 'every other facial bone'. Articulation suggests jointed so sutures would make more sense & these sutures would be on all facial bones edges which knit them together
What bone is the optic canal is found in?
sphenoid bone.
What bone has lesser or greater wings?
Sphenoid Bone
Facial bone that contains a paranasal sinus?
frontalWell yes, basically, there are sinuses located within the bones of the face and skull. There are four types. Ethmoid, sphenoid, facial, and maxillary.the Frontal bone :)
