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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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Heritable traits that could cause sleep apnea include jaw abnormalities and longer-than-normal tongues or soft palates, Redline's group suggests. In the oral cavity, the most common locations of squamous papillary neoplasia are the surfaces of the hard and soft palates, the lips, and the tongue. The hard and soft palates were examined by visual inspection and palpation. |
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