The Pterygoid notch (incisura pterygoidea) is a notch on the inferior portion of the
pterygoid processes
The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid (from Greek ''pteryx'', ''pterygos'', "wing"), one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid bone unite.
Each process consists of a me ...
of the
sphenoid bone
The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is situated in the middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of occipital bone, basilar part of the occipital bone. The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bon ...
, between the medial and lateral plates into which the
pyramidal process of the palatine bone is fitted.
Bones of the head and neck
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