lateral pterygoid plate
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Introduction
The larger & more lateral of the 2 bony plates extending inferiorly from the junction of the body & greater wing of the sphenoid bone on either side.
It forms the medial wall of the infratemporal fossa & gives origin to the pterygoid muscles.
More general terms
Component of
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999