The place where the hard palate is continuous with soft palate posteriorly is overlapped by________________?

Correct answer: D. An aponeurosis

  • A. Alveolar periosteum
  • B. Periosteum
  • C. Mucoperiosteum
  • D. An aponeurosis

Explanation

Posteriorly, the hard palate continues into the soft palate, whose fibrous skeleton is the palatine aponeurosis. This aponeurosis is attached to the posterior border of the hard palate and is the relevant structure at the junction.

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