Sphenoid bone facts for kids

Bone: Sphenoid bone

Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible

Sphenoid bone, upper surface.
Latin	os sphenoidale

The sphenoid bone is an unpaired bone of the neurocranium. It is in the middle of the skull towards the front.

Images for kids

Seven bones articulate to form the orbit. The sphenoid bone is shown as pink (directly in the middle of the orbital cavity)
Wedge-shaped sphenoid bone seen laterally
Figure 4 : Sphenoid bone at birth, posterior aspect.
Position of sphenoid bone (shown in green). Animation.
Seen from below (mandible is removed)
Seen from above (parietal bones are removed)
Shape of sphenoid bone.
Facial bones.
Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position.
Base of skull. Inferior surface.
Lateral view of the skull.
Horizontal section of nasal and orbital cavities.
Floor of the skull.
Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity.
The skull from the front. The sphenoid is labeled with yellow to the left of the picture, both in the orbit and behind the zygomatic process
Sphenoid bone
Sphenoid bone superior view
Sphenoid bone and temporal bones