A thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_process_of_maxilla ]
Synonyms: pars palatina of maxilla processus palatinus (maxilla)
Term information
- FMA:52896
- AAO:0000413
- EMAPA:37932 (MA:th)
- SCTID:368870009
- Wikipedia:Palatine_process_of_maxilla
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
palatine process
processus palatinus maxillae
processus palatinus ossis maxillae
palatal process
lamina horizontalis