Hard Palate

Hard palate The bony palate and alveolar arch. Lateral wall of nasal cavity. (Hard palate visible in lower left) Latin ' Gray's subject #38 System Precursor {{{Precursor}}} MeSH A02.835.232.781.324.502.660 Dorlands/Elsevier {{{DorlandsPre}}}/{{{DorlandsSuf}}} The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth. It spans the arch formed by the upper teeth. It forms a partition between the nasal passages and the mout ...