Hard & Soft palate

Question 1

what bones is the hard palate composed of?

Answer 1

• palatine process of maxilla (ant 3/4)
• palatine bone (post 1/4)

Question 2

what passes through the incisive canal?

Answer 2

• nasopalatine nerve
• greater palatine artery

Question 3

what provides stability internally to the soft palate?

Answer 3

palatine aponeurosis

Question 4

what are the muscles of the soft palate?

Answer 4

• levator veli palatini
• tensor veli palatini
• palatopharyngeus
• palatoglossus
• musculus uvulae

Question 5

what nerve supplies the muscles of the soft palate? what is the exception?

Answer 5

• VAGUS NERVE

**EXCEPT the tensor veli palatini = supplied by mandibular nerve (CNV3)

Question 6

what artery supplies the hard palate?

Answer 6

the greater palatine artery

Question 7

what artery supplies the soft palate?

Answer 7

lesser palatine artery

Question 8

what nerve supplies the soft palate?

Answer 8

lesser palatine nerve

Question 9

what nerve supplies the hard palate and posterior gingivae?

Answer 9

greater palatine nerve

Question 10

what nerve supplies the anterior hard palate & gingivae?

Answer 10

nasopalatine nerve

Question 11

what is the function of the uvula?

Answer 11

helps to create a seal when swallowing to prevent foods/liquids entering the nasopharynx