palatine process of maxilla
A thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_process_of_maxilla ]
Synonyms: pars palatina of maxilla, processus palatinus (maxilla)
Term info
- FMA:52896
- AAO:0000413
- EMAPA:37932 (MA:th)
- SCTID:368870009
- Wikipedia:Palatine_process_of_maxilla
pheno_slim
Lingual ledge on the inner surface of the maxilla.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Gray160.png
processus palatinus maxillae, palatine process, processus palatinus ossis maxillae, palatal process, lamina horizontalis
uberon
UBERON:0005871
Palatine process of maxilla