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soft palate the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech soft palate [′sȯft ′pal·ət] (anatomy) The posterior part of the palate which consists of an aggregation of muscles, the tensor veli palatini, levator veli palatini, azygos uvulae, palatoglossus, and palatopharyngeus, and their covering mucous membrane. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The patient was taken to surgery, where he underwent a left total parotidectomy with facial nerve sacrifice and mandibular resection in continuity with wide local excision of the soft palate and buccal mucosa, a partial maxillectomy, and an ipsilateral modified radical neck dissection. Normally, if you pop a snack--or in Mano's case a snake--into your mouth, your soft palate (flaplike tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth) seals off your pharynx from the back of your nose. This surgery also removes most of the soft palate, uvula, and tonsils using an electrocautery, laser, or knife. |
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