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Posterior nasal spine

 
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Bone: Posterior nasal spine
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Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect. Enlarged. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom right.)
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Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom left.)
Latin s. nasalis posterior ossis palatini
Gray's subject #41 167

The medial end of the posterior border of the horizontal plate of palatine bone is sharp and pointed, and, when united with that of the opposite bone, forms a projecting process, the posterior nasal spine for the attachment of the Musculus uvulæ.

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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