Palate

Palate

Infobox Anatomy
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Caption = Head and neck.



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The palate (pronEng|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.

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.


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  • Palate — Pal ate, n. [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat.] 1. (Anat.) The roof of the mouth. [1913 Webster] Note: The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to distinguish it from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • palate — [pal′it] n. [ME < L palatum] 1. the roof of the mouth, consisting of a hard, bony forward part (the hard palate) and a soft, fleshy back part (the soft palate, or velum) 2. sense of taste: the palate was incorrectly thought to be the organ of… …   English World dictionary

  • palate — imper. pl. palaukite: Palate palate, bus jum, kai sulauksit žiemos! Al …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • Palate — Pal ate, v. t. To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • palate — (n.) late 14c., roof of the mouth, from O.Fr. palat, from L. palatum roof of the mouth, perhaps of Etruscan origin. Popularly considered the seat of taste, hence transferred meaning sense of taste (1520s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • palate — *taste, relish, gusto, zest …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • palate — ► NOUN 1) the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. 2) a person s ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavours. 3) a person s taste or liking. ORIGIN Latin palatum …   English terms dictionary

  • palate — palateless, adj. palatelike, adj. /pal it/, n. 1. Anat. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. See diag.… …   Universalium

  • Palate — The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate). * * * The bony and muscular partition between the oral and nasal cavities. SYN: palatum [TA], roof of mouth, uraniscus. [L. palatum, p …   Medical dictionary

  • palate — n. 1) a cleft; perforated palate 2) the hard; soft palate 3) (misc.) to tickle the palate ( to be very tasty ) * * * [ pælɪt] perforated palate soft palate a cleft the hard (misc.) to tickle the palate ( to be very tasty ) …   Combinatory dictionary

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