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Soft palate?
The soft palate (also known as the velum, palatal velum, or muscular palate) is, in mammals, the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is part of the palate of the mouth; the other part is the hard palate. The soft palate is distinguished from the hard palate at the front of the mouth in that it does not contain bone.
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 hard palate formed by?
The hard palate is formed by the palatine process of the maxilla bone in the front and the horizontal plate of the palatine bone in the back. It forms the bony roof of the mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities.
What is the palate appendage called in your mouth?
The palate appendage in your mouth is called the uvula. It is a fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate and plays a role in speech and swallowing.
Is the roof of the mouth the hard palate or the soft palate?
The palate.
Which little tissue is situated at the back of the palate?
uvula
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.
What the is the difference between the hard palate and soft palate?
The hard palate is the bony front portion of the roof of the mouth, while the soft palate is the muscular and flexible back portion. The hard palate is involved in speech production and helps with chewing, while the soft palate helps with swallowing and closing off the nasal passages during swallowing.
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 triangle behind your front teeth called?
The area behind your front teeth is called the palate. It is located on the roof of the mouth. The part closest to your teeth is hard palate and the area near the back of your mouth is the soft palate.
What is the function of the transverse ridge in the hard palate of the pig?
The transverse ridges in the hard palate function to assist in moving food to the back of the mouth where it can be easily swallowed.
