Pterygoid notch

Pterygoid notch
Pterygoid notch
Identifiers
TA98	A02.1.05.045
TA2	631
FMA	75050
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Last updated October 08, 2025

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.^[1]

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References

↑ Sobotta, Johannes; MacMurrich, James Playfair (14 July 2016). Sobotta Atlas of Anatomy Classic. Wajd Abbas Hassan Hansen, Martin Rune Hassan Hansen. pp. C-391.

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[1] Sobotta, Johannes; MacMurrich, James Playfair (14 July 2016). Sobotta Atlas of Anatomy Classic. Wajd Abbas Hassan Hansen, Martin Rune Hassan Hansen. pp. C-391.

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