Posterior nasal spine
Posterior nasal spine | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Spina nasalis posterior ossis palatini |
TA98 | A02.1.13.017 |
TA2 | 815 |
FMA | 75776 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The medial end of the posterior border of the horizontal plate of palatine bone is sharp and pointed, and, when united with that of the opposite bone, forms a projecting process, the posterior nasal spine for the attachment of the musculus uvulae. It serves as a cephalometric landmark.
Additional images
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Base of skull. Inferior surface.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 167 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.