| Bone: Sphenoidal lingula | |
|---|---|
| Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Lingula labeled at center right.) | |
| Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Lingula not labeled, but sphenoid bone is visible in yellow, and lingula would be near foramen lacerum.) | |
| Gray's | subject #35 148 |
Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotid groove of the sphenoid bone, in the angle between the body and great wing, is a ridge of bone, called the lingula.
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