Behind the greater palatine foramen is the pyramidal process of the palatine bone, perforated by one or more lesser palatine foramina which carry the lesser palatine nerve, and marked by the commencement of a transverse ridge, for the attachment of the tendinous expansion of the Tensor veli palatini. ==Additional Images== File:Slide2RAD.JPG|Lesser...
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Openings on the hard palate of palatine canals passing vertically through the tuberosity of the palatine bone and transmitting the smaller palatine nerves and vessels. ... Synonym: foramina palatina minora, posterior palatine foramina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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the openings of the lesser palatine canals behind the palatine crest and the greater palatine foramina.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. openings on the hard palate of palatine canals passing vertically through the tuberosity of the palatine bone and transmitting the smaller palatine nerves and vessels. Synonyms: foramina palatina minora, posterior palatine foramina
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