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Anatomy of the Soft Palate

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Or, anatomically, also considered the

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palatoglossal, anteriorly, and the

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palatopharyngeal, posteriorly, arches.

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So we can start to see them here.

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So I'm going to draw them for you again.

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This can be a difficult area to get one's head around.

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Uvula, anterior tonsillar pillar,

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posterior tonsillar pillar.

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And as we continue to head down, they will split

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apart, and the tissue in between are the palatine

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tonsils, which are diminutive in this elderly patient.

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So remember, the inferolateral relations of the

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soft palate are the palatine tonsils between the

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tonsillar pillars, and then more posteriorly,

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you've also got the posterior oropharyngeal wall.

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Superiorly, we have the nasopharynx,

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and the superior border of the soft palate

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is considered part of the nasopharynx.

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And then anteriorly, we have the hard palate, which

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is part of the oral cavity, not the oropharynx.

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Thank you.

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Sidney Levy, PhD, MBBS

Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Specialist

I-MED

Tags

Oral Cavity/Oropharynx

Neuroradiology

Neuro

Neoplastic

MRI

Head and Neck

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