Palatine bone
In anatomy, the palatine bones (/ˈpælətaɪn/) are two irregular bones of the facial skeleton in many animal species, located above the uvula in the throat. Together with the maxillae, they comprise the hard palate. (Palate is derived from the Latin palatum.)
| Human palatine bone (left) | |
|---|---|
Inferior anterior medial view of human palatine bone | |
Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Horizontal part of palatine bone visible at bottom.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os palatinum |
| TA98 | A02.1.13.001 |
| TA2 | 798 |
| FMA | 52746 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
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