Posterior nasal spine
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Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect. Enlarged. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom right.)
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Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom left.)
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| Latin | Spina nasalis posterior ossis palatini |
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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 uvulæ. 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 the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
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