pterygoid notch

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Introduction

The cleft between the medial & lateral plates of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.

The pyramidal process of the palatine bone fits into this notch.

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References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999