Anatomy students are viewing a specific bone and identifying the sella turcica, pterygoid processes, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, and the foramen rotundum. Which bone are they studying?

A. Occipital bone
B. Palatine bone
C. Vomer
D. Sphenoid bone
E. Ethmoid bone


Answer: D

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