The palate (/ˈpælɪt/) is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. A similar structure is...
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opening may be on one side, both sides, or in the middle. A cleft palate occurs when the palate (the roof of the mouth) contains an opening into the nose. The...
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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...
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palate-cleanser is a serving of food or drink that removes food residue from the tongue, allowing one to more accurately assess a new flavor. Palate-cleansers...
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The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate made up of two bones of the facial skeleton, located in the roof of the mouth. The bones are the palatine...
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The development of the secondary palate commences in the sixth week of human embryonic development. It is characterised by the formation of two palatal...
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Palatine bone (redirect from Palate (bones))
uvula in the throat. Together with the maxilla, they comprise the hard palate. The palatine bones are situated at the back of the nasal cavity between...
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The palatization mark is one of the historic signs of Cyrillic that was used in Old Church Slavonic to indicate the palatalization of the base consonant...
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A high-arched palate (also termed high-vaulted palate) is where the palate is unusually high and narrow. It is usually a congenital developmental feature...
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rise to the primary palate. The primary palate will form the premaxillary portion of the maxilla (anterior one-third of the final palate). This small portion...
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