| Palatine bone | |
|---|---|
 Inferior view of the palatine bones | |
 Animation of the palatine bones | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os palatinum |
| TA98 | A02.1.13.001 |
| TA2 | 798 |
| FMA | 52746 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
In anatomy, the palatine bones (/ˈpælətaɪn/;[1][2] derived from the Latin palatum) are two irregular bones of the facial skeleton in many animal species, located above the uvula in the throat. Together with the maxilla, they comprise the hard palate.
- ^ OED 2nd edition, 1989.
- ^ Entry "palatine" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.