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, and in such cases, between its upper border and the base of the skull, a foramen is formed - pterygospinous foramen (Civinini) which transmi...
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<anatomy> A membranous ligament extending from the spine of the sphenoid to the upper part of the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid lamina. ... Synonym: ligamentum pterygospinale, Civinini's ligament, pterygospinal ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a membranous ligament extending from the spine of the sphenoid to the upper part of the posterior border of the lateral plate of the sphenoid (lateral pterygoid plate). Synonyms: ligamentum pterygospinale, Civinini ligament, pterygospinal ligament
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