PALATINE
It forms the posterior part of the hard palate, part of the floor and lateral wall of the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbit.
It is formed by a vertical and a horizontal part and has 3 processes: pyramidal, orbital and sphenoid.
Horizontal part
It has two faces and three borders:
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Vertical part
It has two faces and four borders:
Processes
THE Palatine hinges with 6 bones: Sphenoid, Ethmoid, Vomer, Jaw, Lower Nasal Shell and Palatine bone on the opposite side.
PALATINO & #8211; BACK VIEW |
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Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000. |
PALATINO & #8211; SIDE VIEW |
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Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000. |
PALATINE (Grey) ASSOCIATED WITH FACE BONES |
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Source: SOBOTTA, Johannes. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 21st. Rio de Janeiro: Guanabara Koogan, 2000. |
Face Skeleton Fourteen (14) bones |
Jaw (01) Voer (01) Zygomatic (02) Jaw (02) Nasal (02) Lacrimal (02) Lower Nasal Shell (02) |