Jan 18, 2024 · The pterygoid processes or pterygoid plates are paired posteroinferior projections of the sphenoid bone.

Each process consists of a medial pterygoid plate and a lateral pterygoid plate, the latter of which serve as the origins of the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles. The medial pterygoid, along …

Jul 28, 2025 · The pterygoid plates are two thin, bony projections that extend downwards from the sphenoid bone. Each pterygoid process is found behind the third molar tooth, where the …

Nov 25, 2025 · The pterygoid plates are bony structures located deep within the skull, extending from the sphenoid bone, which forms a significant part of the skull base. They serve as rigid …

The medial pterygoid plate is one of the two bony projections that extend backwards from the sphenoid bone’s pterygoid process, with the other projection being the lateral pterygoid plate. …

We introduced several new anatomical measurements, including dimensions at various levels of the pterygoid plate, pterygoid junction to foramen ovale distance, lateral pterygoid plate area, …

The lateral plates (lateral laminae or lateral pterygoid plates) are the thin, curved, inferiorly projecting bony plates found along the lateral aspects of both the right and left pterygoid …

: a broad thin plate that forms the lateral part of the pterygoid process and gives attachment to the lateral pterygoid muscle on its lateral surface and to the medial pterygoid muscle on its medial …

Dec 12, 2025 · Medial pterygoid plate – supports the posterior opening of the nasal cavity. Lateral pterygoid plate – site of origin of the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles

Medial pterygoid plate The medial pterygoid plate (or medial pterygoid lamina) of the sphenoid bone is a horse-shoe shaped process that arises from its underside.