b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nFosa pterigoid\xc4\x83\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nFosa pterigoid\xc4\x83 (Fossa pterygoidea) este o depresiune ad\xc3\xa2nc\xc4\x83 \xc3\xaentre cele dou\xc4\x83 lame (lateral\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i medial\xc4\x83) a procesului pterigoid a osului sfenoid, format\xc4\x83 prin distan\xc8\x9barea posterioar\xc4\x83 a acestor lame. \xc3\x8en aceat\xc4\x83 fos\xc4\x83 se inser\xc4\x83 mu\xc8\x99chiul pterigoidian medial (Musculus pterygoideus medialis)'