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PALATINE BONE - ANATOMICAL FEATURES

• horizontal part = horizontal plate
  

• superior surface
  

• inferior surface

• posterior margin
• transverse ridge for part of aponeurosis of tensor veli palatini
  

• anterior border

• posterior border

• medial end

• lateral border

• groove for pterygopalatine canal

• medial border

• superior edge

• ridge

• vertical part =  perpendicular plate
  

• nasal surface

• depression
• conchal crest
• depression
• ethmoidal crest
• groove
  

• maxillary surface

• groove for pterygopalatine canal

• anterior border

• maxillary process

• posterior border

• groove
  

• superior border

• sphenopalatine notch
  

• inferior border
  

• groove for pterygopalatine canal
  

• pyramidal process = pyramidal tuberosity

• posterior surface
  

• furrow
• grooves for pterygoideus internus
• furrow
  

• lateral surface
  

• anterior part
• posterior part
  

• base
  

• lesser palatine foramina

• orbital process

• neck

• articular surfaces

• anterior surface = maxilary surface

• posterior surface = sphenoidal surface

• opening of air cell

• medial surface = ethmoidal surface

• non-articular surfaces

• superior surface = orbital surface
• rounded border
• lateral surface
  

• contents

• air cell

• sphenopalatine notch

• sphenoidal process

• superior surface

• medial border

• groove for pharyngeal canal

• medial surface

• lateral surface

• articular part
• non-articular part
  

• anterior border = posterior boundary of sphenopalatine notch
• posterior border
  

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