Palate
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The palate (pronounced /ˈpælɨt/)
is the roof of the mouth
in humans and vertebrate
animals. It separates the oral
cavity from the nasal
cavity. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior
bony hard
palate, and the posterior fleshy soft
palate or velum. The maxillary
nerve branch of the trigeminal
nerve (V) supplies sensory
innervation to the palate.
Head and neck
Etymology
The name is Middle
English and is probably derived from the Latin
palatum or the Old French palat.
Function
When functioning in conjunction with other parts of the
mouth the palate produces certain sounds, particularly velar,
palatal,
palatalized,
postalveolar,
alveolo-palatal,
and uvular
consonants.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palate
Published - November 2008
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