- palatine foramen
- palatine foramen n any of several foramina in the palatine bone giving passage to the palatine vessels and nerves see GREATER PALATINE FORAMEN
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Palatine foramen — can refer to: * Greater palatine foramen * Lesser palatine foramen … Wikipedia
Greater palatine foramen — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = foramen palatinum majus GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 180 Caption = Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Greater palatine foramen labeled at lower right.) Caption2 = Base of skull. Inferior … Wikipedia
greater palatine foramen — n a foramen in each posterior side of the palate giving passage to the greater palatine artery and to a palatine nerve * * * f. palatinum majus … Medical dictionary
Foramen magnum — Bone: Foramen magnum Occipital bone. Inner surface. Gray s subject #31 129 … Wikipedia
foramen palatinum majus — [TA] greater palatine foramen: the inferior opening of the great palatine canal, found laterally on the horizontal plate of each palatine bone opposite the root of each third molar tooth; it transmits a palatine nerve and artery … Medical dictionary
Palatine bone — Bone: Palatine bone Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Horizontal part of palatine bone visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Palatine process of maxilla — Infobox Bone Name = Palatine process of maxilla Latin = processus palatinus ossis maxillae, processus palatinus maxillae GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 162 Caption = The bony palate and alveolar arch. (Palatine process labeled at bottom left.)… … Wikipedia
Palatine nerves — Nerve: Palatine nerves The sphenopalatine ganglion and its branches. (Anterior palatine at bottom right, middle palatine at bottom center, and posterior palatine at bottom right.) Latin nervi palatini Gray s … Wikipedia
Palatine uvula — See also: Uvula of cerebellum and Uvula of urinary bladder Uvula Uvula s location in the human mouth Latin uvula palatina … Wikipedia
