Palatine process of the maxilla

Study entry

Description

A horizontal plate that forms the anterior part of the hard palate.

Relations

The hard palate is at once the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest