the hard palate is located at the back of the roof of the mouth.
the hard palate is located at the back of the roof of the mouth.
where is the hard palate located?
the back of the roof of the mouth
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.









































section::::structure.









































section::::structure.:muscles.









































the five muscles of the soft palate play important roles in swallowing and breathing. the muscles are: 









































bullet::::1. tensor veli palatini, which is involved in swallowing
soft palate
bullet::::- veau-i cleft palate: a midline cleft of the velum (soft palate), with the intact hard palate.









































bullet::::- veau-ii cleft palate: a midline cleft of the velum (soft palate) and secondary hard palate (posterior to the incisive foramen), with intact primary palate (anterior to the incisive foramen)









































bullet::::- veau-iii cleft palate: a cleft of the velum (soft palate), extending unilaterally through the secondary hard palate, past the incisive foramen, and through the primary hard palate and alveolus. the vomer (the bony part of the nasal septum) remains attached to the palatal shelf on the greater segment (non-cleft side).
classification of cleft lip and cleft palate