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There are 6-8 fixed transverse ridges to direct food caudally. The hard palate is flat and has '''incisive papilla''' (small median swelling) behind the incisive [[:Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology|teeth]] and smaller '''papillae ducts''' branching to the [[Nasal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] and vomeronasal organ.
 
There are 6-8 fixed transverse ridges to direct food caudally. The hard palate is flat and has '''incisive papilla''' (small median swelling) behind the incisive [[:Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology|teeth]] and smaller '''papillae ducts''' branching to the [[Nasal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|nasal cavity]] and vomeronasal organ.
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==Histology==
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[[Image:Hard Palate Histology.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Hard Palate (Mouse) - Copyright RVC 2008]]
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*Thick mucosa
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*keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
    
==Species Differences==
 
==Species Differences==
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