#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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