The |palatine bone| consists of a vertical part and a horizontal plate and makes up part of the orbital floor, the |nasal cavity|, and the back part of the palate (roof of the |mouth|). The |palatine bones| (of which there are two) are joined at the palate at the |median palatine suture|. Each bone is pierced by one |greater palatine foramen| and two |lesser palatine foramina|. Each |palatine bone| is also articulated with the vomer, and the conjunction of these bones forms the |posterior nasal spine|. The vertical portions of each |palatine bone| articulate with the |inferior nasal concha| and the |ethmoid bones|. The horizontal plates of the |palatine bones| also join the two |palatine processes| of the |maxilla| bones, at the |transverse palatine suture|.
