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MeSH Heading: Palate
Tree Number(s): A14.521.658; A14.549.617
Unique ID: D010159
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010159
Annotation: entry term INCISIVE PAPILLA, a projection on the palate posterior to the central incisors: do not add INCISOR; PALATE, HARD, and PALATE, SOFT are also available
Scope Note: The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT).
Entry Term(s): Incisive Papilla
NLM Classification #: WV 410
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Palate MeSH Descriptor Data 2026