Infratemporal crest
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{{Infobox Bone |
Name = Infratemporal crest |
Latin = crista infratemporalis |
GraySubject = 35 |
GrayPage = 150 |
Image = Gray146.png |
Caption = [[Sphenoid bone]]. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Infratemporal crest labeled at center left.) |
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DorlandsPre = c_62 |
DorlandsSuf = 12266685 |
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The lateral surface of the [[great wing]] is convex, and divided by a transverse ridge, the '''infratemporal crest''', into two portions.
The superior or temporal portion, convex from above downward, concave from before backward, forms a part of the [[temporal fossa]], and gives attachment to the [[Temporalis]]; the inferior or infratemporal, smaller in size and concave, enters into the formation of the [[infratemporal fossa]], and, together with the infratemporal crest, affords attachment to the [[Pterygoideus externus]].
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray189.png|Left infratemporal fossa.
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==External links==
* {{RocheLexicon|34257.000-1}}
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