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:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/dorsum-sellae-2/zZ2jd5MBSNoHISZS3GvdOg_Dorsum_sellae_01.png "Dorsum sellae of sphenoid bone (Dorsum sellae ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/corpus-ossis-sphenoidalis-2/MiUggGu3X17wlBGb9lLwwg_Body_of_sphenoid_01.png "Body of sphenoid bone (Corpus ossis sphenoidei)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/sulcus-caroticus-ossis-sphenoidalis/ZjiCGceMBfWv5D5E7QyFhw_Carotid_groove_01.png "Carotid sulcus of sphenoid bone (Sulcus carotidis ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
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:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/facies-cerebralis-alae-majoris-ossis-sphenoidalis/CbgHtyEnOX6W9s1Dwvv9Q_Cerebral_surface_of_greater_wing_01.png "Cerebral surface of sphenoid bone (Facies cerebralis alae majoris ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/ala-major-os-sphenoidale-4/dmoJgZzcKXmTsQ6NBdhHQ_Greater_wing_of_sphenoid_bone_01.png "Greater wing of sphenoid bone (Ala major ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/crista-infratemporalis-2/sUW8n5MmaYfFcQiPnpIh7A_Infratemporal_crest_01.png "Infratemporal crest of sphenoid bone (Crista infratemporalis ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/sinus-sphenoidalis-2/5k2Q3k0zIRBZoPQaGlADfw_Opening_of_sphenoidal_sinus_01.png "Sphenoidal sinus (Sinus sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/lamina-lateralis-processus-pterygoidei-3/B63p9EX9qVqunOrkyKpA_Lateral_pterygoid_plate_01.png "Lateral plate of pterygoid process of sphenoid (Lamina lateralis processus pterygoidei ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
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:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/facies-maxillaris-alaris-majoris-ossis-sphenoidalis/aj4HxxUKzGFBV8b9tZkg_Maxillary_surface_01.png "Maxillary surface of greater wing of sphenoid bone (Facies maxillaris alaris majoris ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
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:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/facies-orbitalis-alaris-majoris-ossis-sphenoidalis/qcyHlQc18gHSwmtIKlTqA_Orbital_surface_of_greater_wing_01.png "Orbital surface of greater wing of sphenoid bone (Facies orbitalis alaris majoris ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/margo-parietalis-alaris-majoris-ossis-sphenoidalis/eu21lWCXsPXwmFB4krMBlg_Parietal_margin_of_greater_wing_01.png "Parietal margin of greater wing of sphenoid (Margo parietalis alaris majoris ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/canalis-pterygoideus/wOqOasFzdvVEayAfyFyDlw_Pterygoid_canals_03.png "Pterygoid canal (Canalis pterygoideus)"){kind=logo}
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:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/processus-pterygoideus-ossis-sphenoidalis-3/5pXqqtwTr2GPabX9JtBYQ_Pterygoid_process_01.png "Pterygoid process of sphenoid bone (Processus pterygoideus ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/fissura-pterygoidea/h8XnqWlYkzsvOnICIpdVEQ_Pterygoid_notch_01.png "Pterygoid notch of sphenoid bone (Incisura pterygoidea ossis sphenoidalis)"){kind=logo}
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