Posterior nasal spine

Spina nasalis posterior

  • Latin synonym: Spina nasalis ossis palatini
  • Synonym: Nasal spine of palatine bone

Definition

The medial end of posterior border of horizontal plate of palatine 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.

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

Comparative anatomy in animals

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