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Human Digestive system

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Oral cavity - 1)       Palate - the roof of oral cavity is called as palate. Anterior part of palate is called as hard palate which bears transverse ridges the  rugae . The posterior part of palate is smooth and is termed as  soft palate . The hinder free part of the soft palate freely hangs down as a small flap which is called  uvula . 2)       Tongue - it is a voluntary muscular and glandular structure which occupies the flour of the mouth it is attached to the floor of the mouth by a fold called as  lingual frenulum . An inverted v shape furrow termed as  sulcus terminalis  divide the upper surface of tongue into  anterior oral part  and  posterior oral part . The apex of the sulcus terminalis projects backwards and is marked by a small medium pit named the  foramen caecum . 3)       Papillae - the upper part of tongue has four types of papillae: a)  ...