Sphenoidal lingula

Sphenoidal lingula
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Lingula labeled at center right.)
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Lingula not labeled, but sphenoid bone is visible in yellow, and lingula would be near foramen lacerum.)
Identifiers
TA98A02.1.05.013
TA2597
FMA54757
Anatomical terms of bone

Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotid groove of the sphenoid bone, in the angle between the body and great wing, is a ridge of bone, called the lingula.

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