palatine bone

where is the palatine bone located

posterior of hard palate

lateral wall of nasal cavity

posterior floor of orbit

medial wall of pterygopalatine fossa

which bones articulate with the palatine bone

maxilla

ethmoid

sphenoid

vomer

inferior turbinate bone (conchae)

describe the features of the palatine bone

has a palatine (horizontal) plate

tuberosity

nasal (vertical) plate

orbital process

what does the horizontal plate of the palatine bone make up

posterior 1/3 of the hard palate

what does the angle between the horizontal and vertical plates form

medial side of greater palatine foramen

where is the tuberosity found

behind palatine foramen

what does the tuberosity occupy

occupies the notch between the pterygoid plates

what does the tuberosity complete

pterygoid fossa

what does the vertical plate form

lateral wall of the nasal cavity

anteriorly overlaps the nasal wall of maxilla

partially covering the maxillary antrum

what canal is found in the vertical plate

palatine canal

pterygopaltine fossa to palatine foramina

what does the vertical plate also form

medial wall of ptergopalatine fossa

what does the vertical plate articulate posteriorly with

medial pterygoid plate

what is the deep notch found in the palatine bone

sphenopalatine notch

in vivo foramen (nerve to nasal cavity)

where is the orbital process found

posterior floor of the orbit

what does the orbital process articulate with

maxilla

ethmoid

sphenoid