Pterygospinous ligament
| Pterygospinous ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | Sphenoid bone |
| To | Lateral pterygoid plate |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum pterygospinale |
| TA98 | A03.1.01.002 |
| TA2 | 1566 |
| FMA | 72307 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The pterygospinous ligament stretches from the upper part of the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate to the spinous process of the sphenoid.
Structure
Variation
It occasionally ossifies,[1] and in such cases, between its upper border and the base of the skull, a foramen is formed - pterygospinous foramen (Civinini) which transmits the branches of the mandibular nerve to the muscles of mastication.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 388 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Peuker ET, Fischer G, Filler TJ (July 2001). "Entrapment of the lingual nerve due to an ossified pterygospinous ligament". Clin Anat. 14 (4): 282–4. doi:10.1002/ca.1048. PMID 11424204.
