Posterior nasal spine

Posterior nasal spine

Infobox Bone
Name = Posterior nasal spine
Latin = s. nasalis posterior ossis palatini
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Caption = Left palatine bone. Posterior aspect. Enlarged. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom right.)



Caption2 = Roof, floor, and lateral wall of left nasal cavity. (Posterior nasal spine labeled at bottom left.)
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Its 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.


=Additional

ee also

* anterior nasal spine

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