Soft palate
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- A submucous cleft of the soft palate is characterized by a midline deficiency or lack of muscular tissue and incorrect positioning of the muscles.
- The soft palate is an extension of the hard palate which forms the roof of the mouth.
- The soft palate is distinguished from the hard palate at the front of the mouth in that it does not contain bone.
- The soft palate is also called the velum.
- The soft palate is distinguished from the hard palate hard palate quick summary: The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth.
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