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Also known as roof of mouth, secondary palate

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).

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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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Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Palate
Anatomy.Latin: palatum
Anatomy.Image: Illu01 head neck.jpg
Anatomy.Caption: Head and neck.
Anatomy.Image2: 06-06-06palataltori.jpg
Anatomy.Caption2: Palate exhibiting torus palatinus

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Research

75,525 papers

Palate re-repair revisited.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2002Sommerlad BC, Mehendale FV, Birch MJ et al.DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569_2002_039_0295_prrr_2.0.co_2
Transcriptional factor ISL1 regulates palate development by tuning the SHH cascade.The FEBS journal · 2025Zhang C, Zheng Y, Qu Y et al.DOI: 10.1111/febs.17369
Cell cycle proteins in normal and chemically induced abnormal secondary palate development: a review.ReviewHuman & experimental toxicology · 2006Dhulipala VC, Welshons WV, Reddy CSDOI: 10.1177/0960327106070848
Sensory Innervation of the Human Soft Palate.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2018Mu L, Chen J, Li J et al.DOI: 10.1002/ar.23864
An effective ultrasound fetal palate screening software based on the "sequential sector scan through the oral fissure" and three-dimensional ultrasound.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Wan Y, Zhou Y, Xu X et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06729-z
Soft Palate Mucosal Adhesion with Muscle Release: An Option in "Wide" Cleft Palates in a Cohort in Southern Africa.The Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2022Adams S, Lentin R, Hendricks R et al.DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008591
Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate.ReviewThe Journal of craniofacial surgery · 2011Erdem MA, Cankaya AB, Güven G et al.DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182108f8b
Morphometric and Immunohistochemical Characteristics of the Adult Human Soft Palate Muscles.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2022Mu L, Chen J, Nyirenda T et al.DOI: 10.1369/00221554211066985

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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).

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Otorhinolaryngology Palate