The groove in the orbital face of the greater wing of the sphenoid. A new interpretation.
A presumed arterial groove on the orbital face of the greater wing of the sphenoid in the human skull has been shown to be artefact produced by an abrupt thinning of bone. There is no evidence from this study to support the presence of a ramus orbitalis in man.
Diamond
M K
MK
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply