Soft palate
- Type
- Organ
- Japanese
- 軟口蓋
- Reading
- なんこうがい
- English
- Soft palate
- Latin
- Palatum molle
- Main functions
- Swallowing / Articulation (speech)
Connections
Nerve supply
Part of
Muscles inserting here
Includes
Muscles arising here
Articles
A dedicated article on this structure is in preparation.
Also mentioned in
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- Palatoglossus: position, function and nerve supply
- Oral cavity: vestibule, oral cavity proper, fauces and the parts inside the mouth
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