The bone that is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid; it generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult, and may be independent in the young. [ MP:0004457 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Synonyms: ingrassia's process ala minor (os sphenoidale) orbitosphenoid bone lesser wing of sphenoid lesser wing of sphenoidal bone ala minor ossis sphenoidalis
Term information
- ZFA:0000253
- MA:0002773
- AAO:0000345
- VHOG:0001153
- SCTID:361737003
- EMAPA:18719
- Wikipedia:Lesser_wing_of_sphenoid_bone
- FMA:52869
- TAO:0000253
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Term relations
- orbitosphenoid endochondral element
- lateral structure
- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- facial bone
- mesoderm-derived structure
- contributes to morphology of some sphenoid bone
- BSPO_0000126 some basicranium
- part of some sphenoid bone
- develops from some orbitosphenoid cartilage element
- develops from some orbitosphenoid ossification center