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  2. Tongue - Wikipedia

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    The tongue is used for crushing food against the hard palate, during mastication and manipulation of food for softening prior to swallowing. The epithelium on the tongue's upper, or dorsal surface is keratinised. Consequently, the tongue can grind against the hard palate without being itself damaged or irritated. [18]

  3. Palatoglossus muscle - Wikipedia

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    The palatoglossal muscle is a muscle of the soft palate and an extrinsic muscle of the tongue. ... "Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1". Roche Lexicon ...

  4. Palatopharyngeus muscle - Wikipedia

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    The palatine velum is slightly raised by the levator veli palatini and made tense by the tensor veli palatini; the palatopharyngeus muscles, by their contraction, pull the pharynx upward over the bolus of food and nearly come together, the uvula filling up the slight interval between them.

  5. Human mouth - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. [2] The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth. In addition to its primary role as the beginning of the digestive system, the mouth also plays a significant role in communication.

  6. Frenulum of the tongue - Wikipedia

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    During the sixth week of gestation, the medial nasal processes approach each other to form a single globular process that in time gives rise to the nasal tip, columella, prolabium, frenulum of the upper lip, and the primary palate. [2] As the tongue continues to develop, frenulum cells undergo apoptosis, retracting away from the tip of the ...

  7. Palatine process of maxilla - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy of the mouth, the palatine process of maxilla (palatal process), is a thick, horizontal process of the maxilla. It forms the anterior three quarters of the hard palate, the horizontal plate of the palatine bone making up the rest. It is the most important bone in the midface.

  8. Palatoglossal arch - Wikipedia

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    The palatoglossal arch (glossopalatine arch, anterior pillar of fauces) on either side runs downward, lateral (to the side), and forward to the side of the base of the tongue, and is formed by the projection of the glossopalatine muscle with its covering mucous membrane.

  9. Palatopharyngeal arch - Wikipedia

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    The palatopharyngeal arch (pharyngopalatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces) is larger and projects further toward the middle line than the palatoglossal arch; it runs downward, lateralward, and backward to the side of the pharynx, and is formed by the projection of the palatopharyngeal muscle, covered by mucous membrane.