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