sphenoid bone
Sign in to saveunpaired bone situated at the front middle of the skull in front of the temporal bone and basilar part of the occipital bone
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The sphenoid bone is a single bone located in the middle-front area of your skull, positioned in front of the temporal bone and the base of the occipital bone. It's an important structural component that helps form the floor and sides of the brain case while also supporting and protecting vital structures in that region.
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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 the occipital bone. The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form the orbit. Its shape somewhat resembles that of a butterfly, bat or wasp with its wings extended. The name presumably originates from this shape, since sphekodes (σφηκώδης) means 'wasp-like' in Ancient Greek.
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