middle clinoid process

{{Infobox bone

| Name = Middle clinoid process

| Latin = processus clinoideus medius

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| Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Middle clinoid process labeled at upper left.)

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| Caption2 = Floor of the skull. (Sphenoid is in yellow. Middle clinoid process labeled at center left.)

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The middle clinoid process is a small, bilaterally paired elevation on either side of the tuberculum sellae, at the anterior boundary of the sella turcica. A (larger) anterior clinoid process is situated lateral to each middle clinoid process.{{Cite book |last=Sinnatamby |first=Chummy S. |title=Last's Anatomy |vauthors= |publisher= |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7295-3752-0 |edition=12th |pages=}}{{Rp|page=509}} The diaphragma sellae (i.e. the dura forming the roof of the cavernous sinus){{Rp|page=443}} and the dura of the floor of the hypophyseal fossa (sella turcica){{Rp|page=441}} attach onto the middle clinoid processes.

On each side of the body, the internal carotid artery passes between the anterior and middle clinoid processes.{{Rp|page=509}}