Variations Of The Spine Of Sphenoid

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Spine of the sphenoid is related to few important structures like chorda tympani nerve and auditory tube, medially and auriculotemporal nerve laterally, each of which has an important function in the body. The present study is done, as there is scarcity of data on the length, shape and direction of spine of sphenoid and to study there variations of the spine as any variation in the spine can lead to the compression of the nerves and structures related to it. Sixty-six areas of thirty-three (33) dry skulls were studied and the length, shape, direction of the spine was noted. The length of the spine of the sphenoid varied from absence or minimally projecting spine, to a long spine.