palate bone
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palate bone — noun : palatine bone … Useful english dictionary
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 — Crystal structure of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 (BMP 7) in complex with the secreted antagonist Noggin. PDB rendering based on 1m4u … Wikipedia
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
palate — palateless, adj. palatelike, adj. /pal it/, n. 1. Anat. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. See diag.… … Universalium
Palate — The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate). * * * The bony and muscular partition between the oral and nasal cavities. SYN: palatum [TA], roof of mouth, uraniscus. [L. palatum, p … Medical dictionary
Palate, soft — The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone and so is soft … Medical dictionary
palate — /ˈpælət / (say paluht) noun 1. the roof of the mouth, consisting of bone (hard palate) in front and of a fleshy structure (soft palate) at the back. 2. this part of the mouth considered (popularly but erroneously) as the organ of taste. 3. the… …
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 — Bone: Palatine bone Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Horizontal part of palatine bone visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
Sphenoid bone — Bone: Sphenoid bone Cranial Bones. Only the end of the wing of the sphenoid bone is visible … Wikipedia
