Vomer

Study entry

Parts

Unpaired, flat, trapezoidal bone, an important part of the bony nasal septum; it separates the two choanae.

Joints

It articulates with six bones: the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the two palatines and the two maxillae

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

Other structures in this region

• Thyroid cartilage
• Cricoid cartilage
• Arytenoid, corniculate and cuneiform cartilages
• Epiglottis (epiglottic cartilage)
• Membranes and ligaments of the larynx (conus elasticus and quadrangular membrane)
• Frontal bone
• Parietal bone
• Occipital bone