Your mouth allows you to speak, breathe, and chew. Listed below are specific parts of the mouth and where they are located.
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Hard palate. The front of the roof of the mouth.
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Soft palate. The back of the roof of the mouth.
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Uvula. The soft tissue that hangs from the soft palate.
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Tonsils. Lumps of tissue on the sides of the throat.
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Retromolar trigone. Tissue that joins the upper and lower jaws.
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Floor of the mouth. Soft tissue under the tongue.
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