Soft palate
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![Dissection of the muscles of the palate from behind.](/Images/godic/202502/19/Gray10282956.png")
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The soft palate (also known as velum or muscular palate) is, in mammals, the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is distinguished from the hard palate at the front of the mouth in that it does not contain bone.