Free border
Margo liber
- Related terms: Free border of horizontal plate of palatine bone; Free border of palatine bone
Definition
The free border of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone is the caudal edge, which is smooth, concave, and free along most of its length.
It provides attachment for the aponeurosis of the soft palate.
References
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1, Ostéologie, 5th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
