part of part of Eumetazoa head multi-tissue structure roof of mouth A multi-tissue structure consisting of bone and soft tissue that forms a part of the roof of the oral cavity. In mammals this is the combination of the primary palate (premaxilla) and the secondary palate. In early tetrapods it consists of the vomer, pterygoid, parasphenoid, palatine and ectopterygoid bones. primary or secondary palate check subclasses to verify if they refer to a multi-tissue structure or a subdivision of the skeleton roof of oral cavity Wikipedia:Palate UBERON:0007375 palate roof of buccal cavity CALOHA:TS-2212 palatum