Name

Palatine bone

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Definition

Part of the axial skeleton, which is made up of 80 bones.

The palatine bone forms part of the wall and floor of the nasal cavity and part of the roof of the mouth.

Resource

Title: SEER Self Instructional Manuals for Tumor Registrars
Edition: Book 4
Year: 1995
Human Anatomy as Related to Tumor Formation

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Histology

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Primary Sites

C410 Bones of skull and face and associated joints
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