Orbital process

Processus orbitalis

  • Related terms: Orbital process of palatine bone

Definition

Andréa Lopes da Costa

The orbital process of the palatine bone is the lateral extension from the dorsal border of the perpendicular plate of this bone, towards the frontal bone in the orbital wall.

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.

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