Labels:daily | hakham | web site OCR: SOFT PALATE OUR SOFT PALATE is the rear part of the roof of your m outh It is a muscular flap that extends uMop in the middle to form the fleshy uvula that you can see hanging at the back of your mouth Every time you swallow muscles pull the soft palate up to cover the entra nce to your nasopharynx (the opening between the back the nose and the throat) This stops chewed pooy from travelling up your nose instead of down your throat chew pody insteac