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Anatomy of the oral cavity

Digestive System Overview

Hard Palate

Palatine bones and palatine processes



Slightly corrugated to help create friction against tongue

Soft Palate

Fold formed mostly of skeletal muscle



Closes off nasopharynx during swallowing



Uvula projects downward from its free edge