Unit 4 - Head and Neck: Palate (Ex. III) Flashcards
1
Q
hard palate
A
A 2/3 of palate
formed by:
- palatine processes of maxillary bones
- horizontal processes of palatine bones
2
Q
soft palate
A
P 1/3 of palate
A aponeurotic part attached to hard palate
P muscular part w/ unattached P margin that ends in the uvula
3
Q
What is the palate?
A
roof of oral cavity
floor of nasal cavity
separates oral cavity from pharynx P