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  2. Soft palate - Wikipedia

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    A speech sound made with the middle part of the tongue (dorsum) touching the soft palate is known as a velar consonant. It is possible for the soft palate to retract and elevate during speech to separate the oral cavity (mouth) from the nasal cavity in order to produce the oral speech sounds.

  3. Nasal-associated lymphoid tissue - Wikipedia

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    NALT in mice is localized on cartilaginous soft palate of upper jaw, it is situated bilaterally on the posterior side of the palate. It consists mainly of lymphocytes, T cell and B cell enriched zones, follicle-associated epithelium (FAE) with epithelial M cells and some erythrocytes. M cells are typical for antigen intake from mucosa.

  4. Levator veli palatini - Wikipedia

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    The levator veli palatini (/ l ɪ ˈ v eɪ t ər ˈ v iː l aɪ ˌ p æ l ə ˈ t aɪ n aɪ /) is a muscle of the soft palate and pharynx. It is innervated by the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) via its pharyngeal plexus. During swallowing, it contracts, elevating the soft palate to help prevent food from entering the nasopharynx.

  5. Crickler 2: Daily Word Puzzle is a twist on crosswords that's ...

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    The iTunes description for Crickler 2 states that this take on the crossword puzzle genre is an "adaptive" experience, that automatically adjusts itself to your own skill level and knowledge. That ...

  6. Mallampati score - Wikipedia

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    Class II: Soft palate, major part of uvula, fauces visible. Class III: Soft palate, base of uvula visible. Class IV: Only hard palate visible. Original Mallampati Scoring: [1] Class 1: Faucial pillars, soft palate and uvula could be visualized. Class 2: Faucial pillars and soft palate could be visualized, but uvula was masked by the base of the ...

  7. Palate - Wikipedia

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    The palate (/ ˈ p æ l ɪ t /) is the ... The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior, bony hard palate and the posterior, fleshy soft palate (or velum). [2 ...

  8. Palatine aponeurosis - Wikipedia

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    The palatine aponeurosis a thin, firm, fibrous lamella [1] which gives strength [2] and support to soft palate. [3] It serves as the insertion for the tensor veli palatini and levator veli palatini, and the origin for the musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus, and palatoglossus. [4] The palatine aponeurosis is attached to the posterior margin of ...

  9. Tensor veli palatini muscle - Wikipedia

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    The tensor veli palatini muscle receives motor innervation from the mandibular nerve (CN V 3) (a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)) [2] via the nerve to medial pterygoid. [1] It is the only muscle of the palate not innervated by the pharyngeal plexus, which is formed by the vagal and glossopharyngeal nerves. [citation needed]