pterygospinous ligament
{{Short description|Ligament within the head}}
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| Name = Pterygospinous ligament
| Latin = ligamentum pterygospinale
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| From = Sphenoid bone
| To = Lateral pterygoid plate
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The pterygospinous ligament stretches from the upper part of the posterior border of the lateral pterygoid plate to the spinous process of the sphenoid.
Structure
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It occasionally ossifies,{{cite journal | vauthors = Peuker ET, Fischer G, Filler TJ | title = Entrapment of the lingual nerve due to an ossified pterygospinous ligament | journal = Clinical Anatomy | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 282–4 | date = July 2001 | pmid = 11424204 | doi = 10.1002/ca.1048 | s2cid = 21996437 }} and in such cases, between its upper border and the base of the skull, a foramen is formed - pterygospinous foramen (Civinini) which transmits the branches of the mandibular nerve to the muscles of mastication.
See also
References
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