crest of palatine bone

palatine crest of horizontal process of palatine bone

[TA]

a transverse ridge near the posterior border of the bony palate, located on the inferior surface of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone.

Synonym(s): crista palatina laminae horizontalis ossis palatini [TA], crest of palatine bone, palatine crest, crista palatina

crest of pal·a·tine bone

, palatine crest (krest pal'ă-tīn bōn, pal'ă-tīn krest)

A transverse ridge near the posterior border of the bony palate, located on the inferior surface of the horizontal plate of the palatine bone.