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Bone Palatine Bone os palatinum Head & Skull The palatine bone is an L-shaped paired bone forming the posterior hard palate horizontally and a… Bone Palatine Bones ossa palatina Head & Skull The paired palatine bones form the posterior hard palate (horizontal plate), the posterior lateral nasal wall,… Bone Parietal Bone os parietale Head & Skull Paired bones forming the upper sides and roof of the cranial vault, the parietal bones articulate… Bone Pars Interarticularis pars interarticularis vertebrae Lower Back The pars interarticularis is the bony bridge in the vertebral neural arch connecting the superior and… Bone Patella patella Knee The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body, embedded within the quadriceps tendon and… Bone Patella (Detail) patella Knee The patella is the largest sesamoid bone, embedded in the quadriceps tendon. Its posterior surface has… Bone Patellar Apex apex patellae Knee The patellar apex is the inferior pointed tip of the patella, providing the origin of the… Bone Pectineal Line of the Pubis pecten ossis pubis Pelvis & Hip The pectineal line (pecten pubis) is the sharp ridge on the superior surface of the superior… Bone Peroneal Tubercle of the Calcaneus tuberculum peroneale calcanei Foot & Ankle The peroneal tubercle (peroneal trochlea) is a small bony projection on the lateral calcaneal surface that… Bone Petrous Apex apex partis petrosae Head & Skull The petrous apex is the medial tip of the petrous temporal bone, pointing toward the clivus… Bone Petrous Ridge margo superior partis petrosae ossis temporalis Head & Skull The petrous ridge (superior petrosal ridge) is the sharp superior border of the petrous portion of… Bone Petrous Temporal Bone pars petrosa ossis temporalis Head & Skull The petrous part of the temporal bone is a dense pyramidal wedge of bone that projects… Bone Phalanges of the Foot (Overview) phalanges pedis Foot & Ankle The 14 foot phalanges include proximal, middle, and distal phalanges for the lesser four toes and… Bone Pisiform os pisiforme Hand & Wrist The pisiform is a pea-shaped sesamoid bone embedded within the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, lying anterior… Bone Pisiform (Full) os pisiforme Hand & Wrist The pisiform is a sesamoid bone in the FCU tendon, articulating with the triquetrum at the… Bone Popliteal Surface of the Femur facies poplitea femoris Thigh The popliteal surface of the femur is the triangular posterior flat surface of the distal femur… Bone Posterior Arch of the Atlas arcus posterior atlantis Neck The posterior arch of the atlas (C1) is the posterior curved bar of the ring-shaped atlas,… Bone Posterior Border of the Ulna margo posterior ulnae Forearm The posterior (subcutaneous) border of the ulna runs from the olecranon to the ulnar head, lying… Bone Posterior Clinoid Process processus clinoideus posterior Head & Skull The posterior clinoid processes are paired bony projections at the superior angles of the dorsum sellae,… Bone Posterior Cranial Fossa fossa cranii posterior Head & Skull The posterior cranial fossa is the deepest and most inferior of the three cranial fossae, housing… Bone Posterior Iliac Crest crista iliaca posterior Pelvis & Hip The posterior iliac crest is the posterior portion of the iliac crest from the posterior superior… Bone Posterior Malleolus malleolus posterior Lower Leg The posterior malleolus is the posterior lip of the distal tibia at the ankle, forming the… Bone Posterior Patellar Surface facies posterior patellae Knee The posterior patellar surface comprises the articular and non-articular portions. The articular surface is divided by… Bone Posterior Superior Iliac Spine spina iliaca posterior superior Pelvis & Hip The posterior superior iliac spine is the posterior projection of the iliac crest, producing the two…

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