Palatine bone

Palatine bone
Inferior view of the palatine bones
Animation of the palatine bones
Details
Identifiers
Latinos palatinum
TA98A02.1.13.001
TA2798
FMA52746
Anatomical terms of bone

In anatomy, the palatine bones (/ˈpælətn/;[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.