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The soft palate (velum palatine) is located caudally to the [[Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|hard palate]]. It is comprised of muscle and is involved in tasting food and in [[deglutition]].
The soft palate (velum palatine) is located caudally to the [[Hard Palate - Anatomy & Physiology|hard palate]]. It is comprised of muscle and is involved in tasting food and in [[deglutition]].
==Functional Anatomy==
==Structure and Function==
*Muscle
*Muscle
*Striated palatine muscle
*Striated palatine muscle
==Histology==
==Histology==
*[[Palatine|Palatine]] salivary glands
*[[Palatine|Palatine]] salivary glands
==Musculature and Innervation==
==Musculature and Innervation==
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==
'''Porcine'''
*Soft palate does not contact the [[Epiglottis|epiglottis]] in the pig as the porcine soft palate is raised higher in the [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity ]] than in other species
*Soft palate does not contact the [[Epiglottis|epiglottis]] in the pig as the porcine soft palate is raised higher in the [[Oral Cavity Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|oral cavity ]] than in other species
'''Equine'''
*Horses have a tight laryngeal cuff around the laryngeal entrance therefore cannot lift their soft palate for long periods of time and thus are nasal breathers
*Horses have a tight laryngeal cuff around the laryngeal entrance therefore cannot lift their soft palate for long periods of time and thus are nasal breathers
'''Canine'''
*As brachiocephalic dog breeds have a shortened skull length, the soft palate often obstruct air flow into the larynx causing breathing difficulties
*As brachiocephalic dog breeds have a shortened skull length, the soft palate often obstruct air flow into the larynx causing breathing difficulties
'''Avian'''
*Birds lack a soft palate
*Birds lack a soft palate
==Links==
==Links==