Osteology

Hard palate, inferior surface

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Image #38-3

Osteology Hard palate, inferior surface Note the presence of a third molar tooth (9) on the right only. This tooth is incompletely erupted and shows no signs of wear on its occlusal surface whereas the remaining teet are considerably worn. The posterior tips of the conchae are visible through the choanae, and a part of the cribriform plate appears in the roof of the nasal fossa. 1 . Medial incisor 2 . Lateral incisor 3 . Canine 4 . First premolar 5 . Second pre-molar 6 . First molar 7 . Second molar 8 . Upper pointer: Palatine sulcus Lower pointer: Greater palatine foramen 9 . Third molar (serotinus) 10 . Inferior orbital fissure 11 . Greater wing of sphenoid 12 . Suture between pyramidal process of palate bone and pterygoid process of sphenoid bone 13 . Lateral plate of pterygoid process 14 . Medial plate of pterygoid process 15 . Sphenoid process palatine bone 16 . Incisive foramen 17 . Palatine process of maxilla 18 . Median palatine suture 19 . Alveolar process of maxilla 20 . Zygomatic process of maxilla 21 . Transverse palatine suture 22 . Upper pointer: Horizontal plate palatine bone Lower pointer: Median palatine suture 23 . Pyramidal process palatine bone 24 . Pterygoid hamulus 25 . Inferior nasal concha 26 . Middle nasal concha 27 . Vomer