Essentials of anatomy, including the anatomy of the viscera : arranged in the form of questions & answers prepared especially for students of medicine / Charles Nancrede.

  • Nancrede, Charles B. (Charles Beylard), 1847-1921.
Date:
1899
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    the foramen ovale (Figs. 7 and 8), transmitting the third (infe- rior maxillary) division of the same nerve (sometimes the small petrosal nerve) and small meningeal artery, while piercing the sharp, pointed, posterior extremity of the wing, or spinous process^ is seen a short canal (sometimes double), the foramen .sjjinosum, for the passage of the middle meningeal artery, its venae comites and the nervus spinosus, a recurrent branch of the inferior maxillary nerve. Occasionally the foramen Vesalii^ on the inner side of the oval foramen, is present, transmitting a small vein. The external surface presents the infratemporal ridge divid- ing the temporal from the zygomatic fossa; at its posterior p-terygoU, Midyt InterTutl Ttt ncfmtilu,r /i/foc Fig. 8.—Sphenoid bone, anterior surface (Gray). part the spinous process (Fig. 8) gives origin to the tensor tym- pani muscle and the internal lateral ligament of the lower jaw. The anterior or orhital surface, smooth, quadrilateral, forming part of the outer orbital wall, is bounded above by a serrated edge for articulation with the frontal, below by a rounded bor- d(;r which enters into the formation of the splicno-mdxillnri/ Jissure; internally it aids in the formation of the sjihrnoidol fissure and has a notch at the upper part of the inner border for a bran(;]i of tin; lacrimal artery ; a small spine at its lower part, for part of the origin of the external rectus muscle ; ex-