Greater Wing of Sphenoid Bone - in Man - Structure

Structure

The greater wings of the sphenoid are two strong processes of bone, which arise from the sides of the body, and are curved upward, laterally, and backward; the posterior part of each projects as a triangular process which fits into the angle between the squamous and the petrous part of the temporal bone and presents at its apex a downwardly directed process, the spine of sphenoid bone.

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