Free border
Margo liber
- Related terms: Free border of horizontal plate of palatine bone; Free border of palatine bone
Definition
The caudal border or free border of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone if free on the greatest part of its length (Margo liber); it is smooth, concave and gives attachment to aponeurosis of the soft palate.
References
Anatomie comparée des mammifère domestiques - 5th edition - Robert Barone - Vigot
