#palate__roof_of_the_mouth  the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
  supertype:  surface.bounds  the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"
  part of:  oral_cavity
  part:  tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan  an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
     part:  neuroepithelium  epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
     part:  taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell  an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
  part:  soft_palate__velum  a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
     part:  uvula  a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
  part:  hard_palate  the bony part of the roof of the mouth

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