soft palate betydelse and definition

Exempel på soft palate

• The soft palate, uvula, redundant pharyngeal tissues, and sometimes the tonsils are removed (51).

• Closure of the soft palate may require extensive dissection of the soft tissues laterally.

• The pharynx consists of the nasopharynx above the soft palate and the oropharynx at the rear of the oral cavity.

• Firstly, the baby has to be able to lift the soft palate to close off the nasal airway from the mouth.

• Monitoring soft palate movements in speech.

• The aim is that their subsequent action will help to pull the soft palate posteriorly towards the posterior pharyngeal wall and allow intra-oral pressure to be generated during speech.

• Evaluation of movements for swallowing focuses on the tone, power, coordination, range and duration/ sustainability of movements and reflexes of the mandible, lips, tongue, soft palate.

• The anterior bulging of the soft palate prevents premature spillage of food from the oral cavity to the pharynx.