vertical plate of palatine bone
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Perpendicular plate of palatine bone — Infobox Bone Name = Perpendicular plate of palatine bone Latin = lamina perpendicularis ossis palatini, pars perpendicularis GraySubject = 41 GrayPage = 168 Caption = Left palatine bone. Nasal aspect. Enlarged. (Vertical plate labeled at center… … Wikipedia
Palatine bone — Bone: Palatine bone Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Horizontal part of palatine bone visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
palatine bone — n a bone of extremely irregular form on each side of the skull that is situated in the posterior part of the nasal cavity between the maxilla and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and that consists of a horizontal plate which joins the… … Medical dictionary
palatine bone — noun either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits • Syn: ↑palatine, ↑os palatinum • Derivationally related forms: ↑palatine (for: ↑palatine) • … Useful english dictionary
Orbital process of palatine bone — Bone: Orbital process of palatine bone Left palatine bone. Nasal aspect. Enlarged … Wikipedia
Pyramidal process of palatine bone — Infobox Bone Name = Pyramidal process of palatine bone Latin = processus pyramidalis ossis palatini GraySubject = 41 GrayPage = 168 Caption = Medial wall of left orbit. (Pyramidal process of palatine labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Left… … Wikipedia
plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar … Medical dictionary
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Lacrimal bone — Bone: Lacrimal bone Lacrimal bone visible near center … Wikipedia
Medial pterygoid plate — Bone: Medial pterygoid plate Sphenoid bone. Anterior and inferior surfaces. (Medial pterygoid plate labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
