The 'lateral pterygoid plate' of the
sphenoid (or 'lateral lamina of pterygoid process') is broad, thin, and everted; its lateral surface forms part of the medial wall of the infratemporal fossa, and gives attachment to the
Pterygoideus externus; its medial surface forms part of the pterygoid fossa, and gives attachment to the
Pterygoideus internus.
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