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The palatine bones are situated at the back of the nasal cavity between the maxilla and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.. They contribute to the walls of three cavities: the floor and lateral walls of the nasal cavity, the roof of the mouth, and the floor of the orbits.
posterior: root of the pterygoid process and adjoining anterior surface of the greater wing of sphenoid bone; medial: perpendicular plate of the palatine bone and its orbital and sphenoidal processes; lateral: pterygomaxillary fissure; inferior: part of the floor is formed by the pyramidal process of the palatine bone.
palatine and sphenoid-foramen sphenopalatinum: 2: sphenopalatine artery sphenopalatine vein: nasopalatine nerve rami nasales posteriores superiores (V2) palatine and maxilla-lesser palatine foramina: 4: lesser palatine arteries lesser palatine vein: lesser palatine nerve, greater palatine nerve [3] sphenoid and maxilla-inferior orbital fissure ...
In human anatomy of the mouth, the palatine process of maxilla (palatal process), is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest. It is the most important bone in the midface. It provides structural support for the ...
The sphenopalatine foramen is situated posterior to the middle nasal meatus orbital process of palatine bone, anterior to the sphenoidal process of palatine bone, inferior to the body and concha [clarification needed] of the sphenoid bone, and superior to the superior margin of the perpendicular plate of palatine bone. [1]
The greater palatine canal starts on the inferior aspect of the pterygopalatine fossa. It goes through the maxilla and palatine bones to reach the palate, ending at the greater palatine foramen. From this canal, accessory canals branch off; these are known as the lesser palatine canals .
The posterior nasal spine is part of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone of the skull. It is found at the medial end of its posterior border. It is paired with the corresponding palatine bone to form a solid spine. It is the attachment of the uvula muscle.
It is sometimes known as the major palatine foramen. The greater palatine foramen functions primarily for the transmission of the descending palatine vessels and greater palatine nerve ; running anteriorly (forward) and medially (towards the center-line) from it is a groove, for the same vessels and nerve.