Greater palatine foramen

Greater palatine foramen
Permanent teeth of upper dental arch, seen from below. (Greater palatine foramen labeled at lower right.)
Base of skull. Inferior surface.
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Identifiers
Latin	foramen palatinum majus
TA98	A02.1.00.058
TA2	463
FMA	53173
Anatomical terminology [ edit on Wikidata]

The greater palatine foramen is, along with the lesser palatine foramen, one of two foramina (holes) in each of the left and right palatine bones which form the posterior roof of the human mouth, known as the palate. It is sometimes known as the major palatine foramen.

The greater palatine foramen functions primarily for the transmission of the descending palatine vessels and greater palatine nerve; running anteriorly (forward) and medially (towards the center-line) from it is a groove, for the same vessels and nerve.

Anatomy

The greater palatine foramen is slightly larger than the lesser, and is positioned more anteriorly and laterally on the palatine bone, nearly bordering the maxilla. ^[1]

Variations

Greater palatine foramen

The greater palatine foramen (GPF) is related to the upper 3rd molar tooth in most of the skulls (55%), 2nd molar in (12%), between the 2nd and 3rd molar in (19%) and retromolar in (14%). The shape of the foramen is elongated antero-posteriorly; however, an unusually crescent shaped foramen is rare. ^[2]

See also

• Greater palatine canal
• Lesser palatine foramina

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 180 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

1. Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). "8: Head". Clinically oriented anatomy (8th ed.). Philadelphia Baltimore New York London Buenos Aires Hong Kong Sydney Tokyo: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN   978-1-4963-4721-3.
2. Akram Abood Jaffar. "Anatomical variations – Greater palatine foramen". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21.

External links

• Anatomy photo:22:os-0607 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
• "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2013-04-22.
• "Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1". Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.