superior orbital fissure (sphenoidal formamen)

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Introduction

A cleft between the greater & lesser wings of the sphenoid bone on either side, establishing a channel of communication between the middle cranial fossa & the orbit.

It gives passage to:

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999