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What is the cone-shaped structure hanging down from the soft palate is called?
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the uvula
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What is the upper part of the mouth called?
The roof of mouth is called 'Palate'
The anterior portion of the palate that is supported by bone is called the?
the hard palate
The structure that forms the anterior roof of the mouth is?
The hard palate.
What is a congenital fissure of the palate that involves the upper lip hard palate soft palate is known as?
Congenital fissure of the palate is known as cleft palate. This is a condition with different levels of severity.
What structure is formed from the maxillary and palatine bones?
Most obvious structure formed by contributions by two bones in your hard palate. Behind that you have the soft palate. Major and anterior part of the hard palate is formed by palatine process of the maxilla bone. On posterior or back side, you have the palatine bone.
What is hanging in the inside of our mouths?
The little pink thing-a-ma-jiggie hanging down in the back of your throat is NOT called the epiglottis! It is called the uvula and it is part of your soft palate. You can check it out by googling, soft palate for a diagram. :-)
What is a palatine uvula?
The palate is the roof of mouth and it has two sections: anterior portion or hard palate; and a posterior portion or soft palate. An extension of soft palate is called the uvula. When you look in your throat, look at the back part of the roof and you will see the uvula hanging downwards.
What is the upper part of the mouth called?
The roof of mouth is called 'Palate'
What is the top of inside of the mouth called?
Front is called "hard palate", middle/back is called "soft palate". Or you can just call the whole thing "palate".
What is the boney overgrowth at the midline of the palate called?
The hard part of the palate is called the hard palate. If you move your tongue to the back and begin feeling a softer part that still feels boney, it's called the velum, or soft palate.
The anterior portion of the palate that is supported by bone is called the?
the hard palate
What is the cleft palate named after?
It's not "named after" anything, it's a straightforward description of what it is: the palate (an anatomical structure in the mouth) is cleft (divided).
The structure that forms the anterior roof of the mouth is?
The hard palate.
What is the medical term meaning 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.
What is the part of the pharynx called superior to the soft palate?
The part of the pharynx superior to the soft palate is called the nasopharynx. Cone shaped projection of a soft palate is a uvula.
What is the part of the pharynx superior to the soft palate is called?
The part of the pharynx superior to the soft palate is called the nasopharynx. Cone shaped projection of a soft palate is a uvula.
What is a congenital fissure of the palate that involves the upper lip hard palate soft palate is known as?
Congenital fissure of the palate is known as cleft palate. This is a condition with different levels of severity.
