Term Name:	hard palate
Synonyms:	hard palate, palatum durum
Definition:	Anterior portion of the palate consisting of bone and mucous membranes[GO]. The hard palate is formed from bony processes of the maxilla, premaxilla and palatine[Kardong].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003216]

Relationships

is part of:	secondary palate
has parts:	bony part of hard palate epithelium of hard palate incisive canal interincisive suture mesenchyme of hard palate mucosa of hard palate raphe of hard palate suture of hard palate transverse palatine fold transverse palatine suture
is a type of:	anatomical cluster