Pterygoid notch

Anatomical feature
Pterygoid notch
Identifiers
TA98A02.1.05.045
TA2631
FMA75050
Anatomical terminology
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The Pterygoid notch (incisura pterygoidea) is a notch on the inferior portion of the pterygoid processes of the sphenoid bone, between the medial and lateral plates into which the pyramidal process of the palatine bone is fitted.


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