Pterygospinal ligament

Pterygospinal ligament

Infobox Ligament
Name = Pterygospinal ligament
Latin = ligamentum pterygospinale
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A fibrous band that spans the sphenoid bone from its spine to the superior border of the lateral pterygoid plate.


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