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Greater wing of sphenoid: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.
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Greater wing of sphenoid

Broad lateral extension of the sphenoid. Contributes to middle cranial fossa and lateral orbital wall. Contains foramina rotundum, ovale and spinosum in its region.

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Greater wing of sphenoid: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.

Image: OpenStax College / university open textbook · Source / original · CC BY 4.0

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Greater wing of sphenoid

Sphenoid landmarks

Greater wing of sphenoid

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Broad lateral extension of the sphenoid.

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01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Broad lateral extension of the sphenoid
  2. Contributes to middle cranial fossa and lateral orbital wall
  3. Contains foramina rotundum, ovale and spinosum in its region
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

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Related features & study points (4)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Cerebral surface
  • Orbital surface
  • Temporal surface
  • Infratemporal surface
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.

01Identify greater wing of sphenoid and justify your identification.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Broad lateral extension of the sphenoid. Contributes to middle cranial fossa and lateral orbital wall. Contains foramina rotundum, ovale and spinosum in its region.

02Which sphenoid wing contributes to pterion?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The greater wing.

03What separates greater and lesser wings at the orbital apex?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The superior orbital fissure.

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