Oral cavity is lined by stratified squamous epithelium which is ...

The palate forms the dorsal wall of the oral cavity and is furtherdivided into hard and soft parts.• The hard palate is comprised ofmucous membrane over bone(palatine, maxilla, incisive);rostrally it has transverseridges. The submucosa iscontinuous with the periosteumof these bones.• The dental pad in ruminants islocated in the rostral part of thehard palate and replaces theupper incisors. It has a thick st.corneum to withstandmechanical stress applied bythe lower incisors.