Greater palatine foramen
| Greater palatine foramen | |
|---|---|
 Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Greater palatine foramen labeled at lower right.) | |
 Base of skull. Inferior surface. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | foramen palatinum majus |
| TA98 | A02.1.00.058 |
| TA2 | 463 |
| FMA | 53173 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The greater palatine foramen is, along with the
The greater palatine foramen functions primarily for the transmission of the
Anatomy
The greater palatine foramen is slightly larger than the lesser, and is positioned more anteriorly and laterally on the palatine bone, nearly bordering the maxilla.[1]
Variations
The greater palatine foramen (GPF) is related to the upper 3rd molar tooth in most of the skulls (55%), 2nd molar in (12%), between the 2nd and 3rd molar in (19%) and retromolar in (14%). The shape of the foramen is elongated antero-posteriorly; however, an unusually crescent shaped foramen is rare.[2]
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 180 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.
- ^ Akram Abood Jaffar. "Anatomical variations – Greater palatine foramen". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.
External links
- Anatomy photo:22:os-0607 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.
- "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
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