Nasal crest of palatine bone
Crista nasalis ossis palatini
- Related terms: Nasal crest
Definition
The medial border of the horizontal plate of palatine, is serrated for articulation with its fellow of the opposite side; its superior edge is raised into a ridge, which, united with the ridge of the opposite bone, forms the nasal crest for articulation with the posterior part of the lower edge of the vomer.