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Sphenoidal angle of parietal bone

Angulus sphenoideus ossis parietalis

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Parietal bone
Parietal bone, the structure this landmark is on
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The sphenoidal angle, thin and acute, is received into the interval between the frontal bone and the great wing of the sphenoid.

Its inner surface is marked by a deep groove, sometimes a canal, for the anterior divisions of the middle meningeal artery.

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Names

Latin
Angulus sphenoideus ossis parietalis
English
Sphenoidal angle of parietal bone
French
Angle sphénoïdal de l'os pariétal
Spanish
Ángulo esfenoidal del hueso parietal
Portuguese
Ângulo esfenoidal do osso parietal