Petrosal process
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. Petrosal process labeled at bottom center
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Latin	processus petrosus (ossis sphenoidalis)
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Thepetrosal process is a sharpprocess below the notch for the passage of theabducent nerve on either side of thedorsum sellae of thesphenoid bone. It articulates with the apex of the petrous portion of thetemporal bone, and forms the medial boundary of theforamen lacerum.

This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 147 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)

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