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The soft palate is the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth. It is movable, consisting of muscle fibers sheathed in mucous membrane, and is responsible for closing off the nasal passages during the act of swallowing, and also for closing off the airway.
Report created on February 12, 2012.