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It is divided into the following parts:

  1. A median portion, known as the body of Sphenoid bone, containing the sella turcica which houses the pituitary gland.
  2. Two greater wings and Two lesser wings
  3. Pterygoid processes of the Sphenoids which project from it posteriorly.
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