Sphenoid bone pterygoid process

Definition

The process projecting downward from either side of the sphenoid bone, in vertebrates divided into two plates, an inner and an outer (sometimes called the lateral and medial); the posterior nares pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa, between the processes.

Also known as processus pterygoideus, processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis, pterygoid process, pterygoid process of sphenoid, pterygoid process of sphenoid bone — per UBERON

The Sphenoid bone pterygoid process is a part of the Musculoskeletal.

Also identified as

• SCTID 140390001 per UBERON