Lesser wing of the sphenoid

Study entry

Description

A pair of processes that leave the sides of the body, above the greater wings.

Relations

The sharp posterior margins form the sphenoidal crests, the limit between the anterior and middle cranial fossae, and end in the anterior clinoid processes.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

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