Anterior and posterior clinoid processes

Study entry

Description

Four prominences around the hypophysial fossa, like the feet of a bed: the anterior ones at the end of the sphenoidal crests (lesser wings), the posterior ones at the corners of the dorsum sellae.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest