Tags: Anatomical Structure, Bone.
The sphenoidal process of the palatine bone is a thin compressed plate much smaller than the orbital and directed upward and medialward. It presents three surfaces and two borders. The superior surface articulates with the root of the pterygoid process and the under surface of the sphenoidal concha its medial border reaching as far as the ala of the vomer; it presents a groove which contributes to the formation of the pharyngeal canal.
