Middle clinoid process

Middle clinoid process
Bone: Middle clinoid process
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Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Middle clinoid process labeled at upper left.)
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Floor of the skull. (Sphenoid is in yellow. Middle clinoid process labeled at center left.)
Latin processus clinoideus medius
Gray's subject #35 147

The anterior boundary of the sella turcica is completed by two small eminences, one on either side, called the middle clinoid processes.

Etymology

Clinoid likely comes from the Greek root klinein or the Latin clinare, both meaning "sloped" as in "inclined."

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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