Flap

Of animal tissue.

A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.

This concept's ID is @1~29459

Soft Palate

  • soft palate 1 facts

    A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.

  • uvula 0 facts

    A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate.

Also contains

  • protective fold 2 facts

    A flap of tissue that protects what it covers.

  • cusp 1 facts

    A thin triangular flap of a heart valve.