Posterior nasal spine

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.

Posterior nasal spine
Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect. Enlarged. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom right.)
Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom left.)
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LatinSpina nasalis posterior ossis palatini
TA98A02.1.13.017
TA2815
FMA75776
Anatomical terms of bone

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 167 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  • "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.


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