Pterygoid notch
Appearance
Pterygoid notch | |
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Identifiers | |
TA98 | A02.1.05.045 |
TA2 | 631 |
FMA | 75050 |
Anatomical terminology |
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.