The Soft Palate Is the Movable Posterior Third of the Palate

question 27

Multiple Choice

The soft palate is the movable posterior third of the palate. It ends posteriorly as a free edge with a pendulous projection called the _______.

• A) palatine tonsils
• B) incisive papilla
• C) uvula
• D) palatal rugae
• E) lingual frenulum

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Definitions:

Correlational Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together, showing the direction and strength of a relationship between variables.

Error

A mistake made in thinking or action that leads to incorrect or unintended results.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, indicating an inverse association.

Variable Increases

Situations or conditions where a measurable factor or quantity grows in magnitude or intensity.