Spine of the sphenoid

Study entry

Description

A point of the greater wing on the base of the skull.

Relations

From it arises the sphenomandibular ligament, to the lingula of the mandible; medial to it, the groove for the cartilaginous part of the auditory tube.

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