palate
Sign in to saveThe palate () is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. A similar structure is found in crocodilians, but in most other tetrapods, the oral and nasal cavities are not truly separated. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior, bony hard palate and the posterior, fleshy soft palate (or velum).
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The palate is the roof of your mouth, and it serves the important job of separating your oral cavity from your nasal cavity. It has two distinct parts: a hard, bony front section and a softer, fleshy back section called the soft palate.
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- Anatomy.Name
- Palate
- Anatomy.Latin
- palatum
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- Anatomy.Caption
- Head and neck.
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- Anatomy.Caption2
- Palate exhibiting torus palatinus
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11 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Innervation
- Development
- Variation
- Function in humans
- Evolution
- History
- Etymology
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The palate () is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. A similar structure is found in crocodilians, but in most other tetrapods, the oral and nasal cavities are not truly separated. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior, bony hard palate and the posterior, fleshy soft palate (or velum).
==Structure==