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Pterygospinous ligament
Other Terms:
Ligamentum pterygospinale,
Ligament ptérygoépineux
Parts
None
Group
Cranial ligaments
Description
A syndesmotic ligament that connects the pterygospinous process on the posterior margin of the lateral plate of the sphenoid bone to the spine of the sphenoid bone. This ligament is sometimes ossified.
Function
Vestigal function from the evolutionary past when the pterygoid bone was separate from the basisphenoid.
Latin
Ligamentum pterygospinale
French
Ligament ptérygoépineux
