Men have larger soft palates and longer airways (from the hard palate to the base of the epiglottis) than women, but men also have larger airway volume, which may be compensatory.
The front part consists of a bony portion called the hard palate, with a fleshy rear part called the soft palate.
Deglutition, the initial phase of the swallowing process, involves several striated muscles and cranial nerves, the hard palate and the larynx.
The burning sensation often occurs in more than one oral site, with the anterior two thirds of the tongue, the anterior hard palate and the mucosa of the lower lip most frequently involved.
The other tumor involved the hard palate and buccal mucosa extensively.
Synonyms
roof of the mouth
Definition of hard palate in US English:
hard palate
nounhärd ˈpalət
The bony front part of the palate.
硬腭
Example sentencesExamples
The front part consists of a bony portion called the hard palate, with a fleshy rear part called the soft palate.
Men have larger soft palates and longer airways (from the hard palate to the base of the epiglottis) than women, but men also have larger airway volume, which may be compensatory.
The burning sensation often occurs in more than one oral site, with the anterior two thirds of the tongue, the anterior hard palate and the mucosa of the lower lip most frequently involved.
Deglutition, the initial phase of the swallowing process, involves several striated muscles and cranial nerves, the hard palate and the larynx.
The other tumor involved the hard palate and buccal mucosa extensively.