Back جناح صغير للعظم الوتدي Arabic Ala menor de l'os esfenoide Catalan Den lille kilebensvinge Danish بال کوچک استخوان پروانهای Persian Petite aile de l'os sphénoïde French Malé krídlo klinovej kosti Slovak
| Lesser wing of sphenoid bone | |
|---|---|
 Figure 1: Sphenoid bone, upper surface. | |
 Figure 2: Sphenoid bone, anterior and inferior surfaces. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ala minor ossis sphenoidalis, ala orbitalis ossis sphenoidalis, ala parva ossis sphenoidalis |
| TA98 | A02.1.05.020 |
| TA2 | 604 |
| FMA | 52869 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The lesser wings of the sphenoid or orbito-sphenoids are two thin triangular plates, which arise from the upper and anterior parts of the body, and, projecting lateralward, end in sharp points [Fig. 1].
In some animals, they remain as separate bones called orbitosphenoids.