See Also: scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone(medicine)
scaphoid fossa(medicine)
Scaphoid bone(medicine)
tubercle of scaphoid bone(medicine)
Bone, sphenoid(health)
sphenoid bone(medicine)
rostrum of the sphenoid bone(medicine)
body of sphenoid bone(medicine)
vaginal process of sphenoid bone(medicine)
hamular process of sphenoid bone(medicine)

scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone (medicine)


scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone -->
scaphoid fossa


A boat-shaped hollow.

A longitudinal hollow on the posterior surface of the superior portion (root) of the medial pterygoid plate; it gives origin to the tensor veli palati muscle.

Synonym: fossa scaphoidea ossis sphenoidalis, Cruveilhier's fossa, fossa navicularis Cruveilhier, scaphoid fossa of sphenoid bone.

Synonym: scapha.