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The front part of the roof of the mouth containing bone covered by mucosa (pink "skin")
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The bony front section of the roof of the mouth.
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the bony roof of the mouth that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity, permitting the animal to breathe and chew at the same time.
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The anterior (bone) portion of the horizontal partition separating the nasal cavity (above) from the oral cavity (below). The posterior half of the partition is the "soft palate". image
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anterior portion of the roof of the mouth composed of the maxillary and palatine bones
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Bone that forms the anterior, or front portion, of the roof of the mouth.
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The approximate two-thirds of the front section of the palate, composed of relatively hard and unyielding tissue.
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The bony front portion of the roof of the mouth.
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Bone and tissue composing the roof of the mouth, separating the nasal cavity from the oral cavity.
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The roof of the mouth under which is bone and separates the mouth from the nose
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The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth.
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the bony part of the roof of the mouth just behind the teeth.
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The bony roof of the oral cavity, formed by the maxillary and palatine bones.
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The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is the front of the palate and is in front of the soft palate.
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the bony, front roof of the mouth that separates the nose from the mouth
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The bony front part of the roof of the mouth
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the bony anterior portion of the palate formed by maxillary and palatine bones. The muscular posterior portion is the soft palate. (More? Head Notes)
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The bony area at the top of the mouth, roughly bordered by the inside of the top teeth and the soft palate.
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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.
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