Preferred Label : palatine torus;
Uberon definition : A bony protuberance sometimes found on the hard palate at the junction of the intermaxillary
suture and the transverse palatine suture.;
Uberon related term : crista palatina;
Uberon Terminology note : In accordance with the N. A. 'Torus palatinus' denotes a median low ridge on the oral
surface of the Palatum osseum. Crista palatina, however, refers in the N. A. to a
transverse crest, which is present among domestic mammals only occasionally in the
pig. See Os palatinum.[NOMINA ANATOMICA VETERINARIA (2005)];
Origin ID : 0013068;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- part of
A bony protuberance sometimes found on the hard palate at the junction of the intermaxillary
suture and the transverse palatine suture.
