Pterygospinous ligament
| Pterygospinous ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | Lateral pterygoid plate |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum pterygospinale |
| TA98 | A03.1.01.002 |
| TA2 | 1566 |
| FMA | 72307 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
The pterygospinous ligament stretches from the upper part of the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate to the spinous process of the sphenoid.
Structure
Variation
It occasionally ossifies,[1] and in such cases, between its upper border and the base of the skull, a foramen is formed - pterygospinous foramen (Civinini) which transmits the branches of the mandibular nerve to the muscles of mastication.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 388 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- S2CID 21996437.
