The body of the sphenoid bone, more or less cubical in shape, is hollowed out in its interior to form two large cavities, the sphenoidal air sinuses, which are separated from each other by a septum. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_sphenoid_bone ]
Synonyms: central body of sphenoid Entire body of sphenoid bone sphenoid body corpus (os sphenoidale) body of sphenoidal bone
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- neurocranium bone
- endochondral bone
- facial bone
- part of some basicranium
- develops from some prechordal cartilage
- develops from some hypophyseal cartilage
- part of some sphenoid bone