The wing of vomer (or ala) is an expansion of the vomer bone.
Bones of head and neck: the facial skeleton of the skull (TA A02.1.08–15, GA 2.156–177)
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Maxilla |
Surfaces |
- Anterior: fossae (Incisive fossa, Canine fossa)
- Infraorbital foramen
- Anterior nasal spine
- Infratemporal: Alveolar canals
- Maxillary tuberosity
- Orbital: Infraorbital groove
- Infraorbital canal
Nasal: Greater palatine canal
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Processes |
- Frontal process (Agger nasi, Anterior lacrimal crest)
- Palatine process (Incisive foramen, Incisive canals, Foramina of Scarpa, Incisive bone, Anterior nasal spine)
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Other |
- Body of maxilla
- Maxillary sinus
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Zygomatic |
- Orbital process (Zygomatico-orbital)
- Temporal process (Zygomaticotemporal)
- Lateral process (Zygomaticofacial)
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Palatine |
Fossae |
- Pterygopalatine fossa
- Pterygoid fossa
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Plates |
- Horizontal plate (Posterior nasal spine)
- Perpendicular plate (Greater palatine canal, Sphenopalatine foramen, Pyramidal process)
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Processes |
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Mandible |
Body |
- external surface (Symphysis menti, Lingual foramen, Mental protuberance, Mental foramen, Mandibular incisive canal)
- internal surface (Mental spine, Mylohyoid line, Sublingual fovea, Submandibular fovea)
- Alveolar part of mandible
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Ramus |
- Mylohyoid groove (Mandibular canal, Lingula)
- Mandibular foramen
- Angle
- Coronoid process
- Mandibular notch
- Condyloid process
- Pterygoid fovea
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Minor/
nose |
- Nasal bone: Internasal suture
- Nasal foramina
- Inferior nasal concha: Ethmoidal process
- Maxillary process
- Vomer: Vomer anterior
- Synostosis vomerina
- Vomer posterior (Wing)
- Lacrimal: Posterior lacrimal crest
- Lacrimal groove
- Lacrimal hamulus
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M: BON/CAR
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anat (c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell
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noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug (M5)
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