When the uvula contracts, it becomes elongated.

There are six pairs of soft palate muscles.

The soft palate separates the oral pharynx from the nasal pharynx.

As food is moved to the posterior part of the tongue, it is important to close off the oral and nasal pharynxes from one another.

During swallowing, the bolus of food passes through the larynx.

1. The right side of the heart carries oxygenated blood; the left side carries deoxygenated blood.

The internal carotid artery does not supply the oral cavity.

Veins of the face usually have the same names as the arteries that travel with them.

1. The pterygoid plexus of veins flows directly into the maxillary vein.