Wing of vomer

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Wing of vomer
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The vomer. (Ala labeled at right.)
Latin ala vomeris
Gray's subject #43 170
Dorlands/Elsevier a_21/12118107

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


The wing of vomer (or ala) is an expansion of the vomer bone.

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Bones of head and neck: the facial bones of the skull
Maxilla
Surfaces Anterior: fossae (Incisive fossa, Canine fossa) - Infraorbital foramen - Anterior nasal spine

Infratemporal: Alveolar canals - Maxillary tuberosity

Orbital: Infraorbital groove - Infraorbital canal

Nasal: Pterygopalatine canal
Processes Zygomatic process

Frontal process (Agger nasi, Anterior lacrimal crest)

Alveolar process

Palatine process (Incisive foramen, Incisive canals, Foramina of Scarpa, Incisive bone, Anterior nasal spine)
Other Body of maxilla - Maxillary sinus
ZygomaticOrbital process (Zygomatico-orbital) - Temporal process (Zygomaticotemporal) - Lateral process (Zygomaticofacial)
Palatine
Fossae Pterygopalatine fossa - Pterygoid fossa
Plates Horizontal plate (Posterior nasal spine) - Perpendicular plate (Pterygopalatine canal, Sphenopalatine foramen, Pyramidal process)
Processes Orbital - Sphenoidal
Mandible
Body external surface (Symphysis menti, Mental protuberance, Mental foramen) - internal surface (Mental spine, Mylohyoid line, Sublingual fovea, Submandibular fovea) - Alveolar part of mandible
Ramus Mylohyoid groove (Mandibular canal, Lingula) - Mandibular foramen - Angle
Coronoid process - Mandibular notch - Condyloid process
Minor/
nose		Nasal bone: Internasal suture - Nasal foramina

Inferior nasal concha: Ethmoidal process - Maxillary process

Vomer: Wing

Lacrimal: Posterior lacrimal crest - Lacrimal groove - Lacrimal hamulus
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