Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Osteology

Dental alveoli of maxilla, inferior view

The third molar teeth are absent bilaterally.

1 .	Alveoli for incisor
2 .	Alveolus for canine
3 .	Alveoli for premolars
4 .	Alveoli for molars
5 .	Horizontal plate palatine bone
6 .	Choanae
7 .	Lateral plateofpterygoid process
8 .	Mandibular fossa
9 .	Carotid canal
10 .	Jugular fossa
11 .	Intermaxillary suture
12 .	Incisive canal
13 .	Incisive foramen
14 .	Palatine process of maxilla
15 .	Median palatine suture
16 .	Alveolar border
17 .	Infraorbital foramen
18 .	Interalveolar septa
19 .	Zygomatic process of maxilla
20 .	Zygomatic bone
21 .	Maxillary tubercle
22 .	Vomer
23 .	Zygomatic process temporal bone
24 .	Basal part occipital bone
25 .	External acoustic meatus
26 .	Occipital condyle & foramen magnum
27 .	Mastoid process