General
fibrous joint connecting bones
suture
The singular of “nares”
Naris
The bone that makes up the primary palate
Premaxilla
Tear drop shaped tissue at end of velum that has no known function
uvula
The muscle responsible for elevating the velum
levator veli palatini
tonsillar tissue located in nasopharynx
adenoids
The shell shaped structures in the nasal cavity that warm, filter, and humidify the air we breathe
turbinates
The hole in bone at anterior of hard palate that is the starting point of palate closure embryologically
Incisive foramen
Point on the oral surface where the levator veli palatini muscles interdigitate; is visible during phonation
velar dimple
The muscle that makes up the anterior faucial pillar
palatoglossus
vertical indentation at midline above upper lip
philtrum
The pear shaped opening in the bone at anterior of nasal cavity
pyriform aperture
The two sets of bones that make up the secondary palate
palatine process of maxilla and palatine bone
The structure that most contributes to VP closure in individuals with coronal closure pattern
velum
The muscle that makes up the posterior faucial pillar
palatopharyngeus
central fleshy portion of nose between nostrils
The posterior nasal apertures at the back of the nasal passages (boundary of nasal cavity and nasopharynx)
choanae
Line of union between two bilaterally symmetric structures; Midline of the mucosa covering the hard palate
Median raphe
The bulge of muscle visible on the posterior pharyngeal wall in some individuals with circular VP closure pattern
passavant's ridge
muscle responsible for opening the Eustachian tube
tensor veli palatini
lateral surface of external nose
ala
The three bones/cartilages that make up the nasal septum
quadrangular cartilage (or septal cartilage), perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone, and vomer
The fetal age at which the primary palate fuses
7 weeks
The thin, firm, fibrous tissue that serves as the point of attachment for the muscles for soft palate movement
palatine aponeurosis
Cranial nerve that elevates the palate
CNX