anth 155 palatine bone
conchal crest
about halfway up the perpendicular plate on the medial surface of the plate. for the articulation w/ the inferior nasal concha
lesser palatine foramina
located on the posterolateral corner of the hard palate posterior to the greater palatine foramina, near the junction of the perpendicular and horizontal plates
posterior nasal spine
on the superior surface of the horizontal plate.
perpendicular plate of palatine
opposite the maxillary sinus, between the pterygoid plates of the sphenoid and the posterior margin of the alveolar process of the maxilla
horizontal plate
posterior third of the hard palate
greater palatine foramen
rear corner of the hard palate. where the alveolar process of the maxilla meets the horizontal plate of the palatine.
pyramidal process
thickest border. serrated groove
pterygopalatine canal
two halves. become visible when the maxilla and perpendicular plate of the palatine are disarticulated