Sphenoethmoidal plate
Lamina sphenoethmoidalis
- Related terms: Sphenoethmoidal plate of palatine bone
Definition
The spheno-ethmoidal plate is a crest that connects to the vomer ventrally and to the basal lamina of the ethmoid bone rostrodorsally.
It contributes to separate the nasopharyngeal meatus from the ethmoidal labyrinthus.
Variation :
In Dogs and Pigs, it is particularly long.
In the orther species, it is not very distinct.
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.
