<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 54549 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The palate / ˈpælɪt / is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals . It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity . A similar structure is found in crocodilians, but, in most other tetrapods, the oral and nasal cavities are not truly separate . The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior bony hard palate, and the posterior fleshy soft palate (or velum). </P> <P> The maxillary nerve branch of the trigeminal nerve supplies sensory innervation to the palate . </P>

The part of the body that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity is the