Infratemporal crest

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Infratemporal crest
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Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Infratemporal crest labeled at center left.)
Details
Latin crista infratemporalis
Identifiers
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Anatomical terms of bone
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The lateral surface of the great wing of the sphenoid is convex, and divided by a transverse ridge, the infratemporal crest, into two portions.

The superior or temporal portion, convex from above downward, concave from before backward, forms a part of the temporal fossa, and gives attachment to the Temporalis; the inferior or infratemporal, smaller in size and concave, enters into the formation of the infratemporal fossa, and, together with the infratemporal crest, affords attachment to the Pterygoideus externus.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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