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What is a sphenoid bone?

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It is a compound bone located at the base of the skull.

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What TYPE of bone is the sphenoid bone?
irregular
What bones touch the sphenoid bone?
Ethmoid, Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Temporal (2), Palantine, Zygomatic, Maxillary, Vomer
Which bones does the sphenoid bone articulate with?
The answer is found in Gray's Anatomy, posted online here: http://www.bartleby.com/107/35.html "The sphenoid articulates with twelve bones: four single, the vomer, ethmoid, frontal, and...
Where is the sphenoid bone located?
The sphenoid bone is one of the skull bones and is located relatively deep within the skull. It is only very slightly visible from an exterior view of the skull. Looking side on to a skull it is...
Can you touch your own sphenoid bone?
Not unless you peel back the skin and muscles.