The hard palate is a thin horizontal bonyplate made up of two bones of the facial skeleton, located in the roof of the mouth. The bones are the palatine process of the maxilla and the horizontal plate of palatine bone. The hard palate spans the alveolar arch formed by the alveolar process that holds the upper teeth (when these are developed).

Hard Palate:

1. The hard palate is supported by the palatine bones and maxillary bones.

2. The hard palate is anterior to the soft palate.

Soft Palate:

1. The soft palate is not supported by any bones.

2. The soft palate is posterior to the hard palate.

3. It is made of muscle and it is continuous with the uvula.

the hard palate is located at the back of the mouth .

The palatine bone is the posterior bone of the hard palate.

The medical term is Palate. It can be the Hard palate the bony part in front, or the fleshy part called the Soft palate, which lies behind the hard palate.