Ethmoidal spine
Ethmoidal spine | |
---|---|
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Ethmoidal spine visible at top.) | |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
The superior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone (Fig. 145) presents in front a prominent spine, the ethmoidal spine, for articulation with the cribriform plate of the ethmoid; behind this is a smooth surface slightly raised in the middle line, and grooved on either side for the olfactory lobes of the brain.
Additional images
- Base of the skull. Upper surface.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 147 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- v
- t
- e
Neurocranium of the skull
Squamous part |
|
---|---|
Lateral parts | |
Basilar part |
|
Other |
Squamous part |
|
---|---|
Orbital part |
Squamous part | |
---|---|
Mastoid part | |
Petrous part |
|
Tympanic part |
Surfaces |
|
---|---|
Great wings | |
Small wings | |
Pterygoid processes | |
Other |
Plates | |
---|---|
Surfaces |
|
Labyrinth |
|
This human musculoskeletal system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e