Pterygoid processes of the sphenoid
DESCEND PERPENDICULARLY FROM THE REGIONS WHERE THE BODY AND THE GREATER WINGS OF THE SPHENOID BONE UNITE
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The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid (from Greek pteryx, pterygos, "wing"), one on either side, descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and the greater wings of the sphenoid bone unite.