The sphenoid bone, dorsal view

Illustration of the sphenoid bone. Dorsal view of the separated bone.

Term name Layer
1 Dorsum sellae Layer 1
2 Spine of sphenoid bone Layer 1
3 Squamosal margin Layer 1
4 Frontal margin Layer 1
5 Foramen rotundum Layer 1
6 Superior orbital fissure Layer 1
7 Body Layer 1
8 Posterior clinoid process Layer 1
9 Lesser wing Layer 1
10 Greater wing Layer 1
11 Cerebral surface Layer 1
12 Scaphoid fossa Layer 1
13 Pterygoid fossa Layer 1
14 Pterygoid notch Layer 1
15 Pterygoid process Layer 1
16 Pterygoid hamulus Layer 1
17 Medial plate Layer 1
18 Lateral plate Layer 1
19 Pterygoid canal [[Vidii]] Layer 1