Your heart, or misalignment of your spine, can cause chest pain. Many people that experience chest pain go to their family doctor or to the emergency room in fear that they are experiencing a heart attack.
Other Function. The hard and soft palates help people sing. When sound comes from the chest, the sound waves that have been generated by the vocal cords bounce off of the hard palate and out of the mouth. The hard palate essentially directs and resonates sound.
The oral cavity begins at the lips and extends back to the beginning of the tonsils. The bones of the lower jaw (mandible) and upper jaw (hard palate) are included in this region. The oral cavity has numerous functions. One is to hold food and saliva in the mouth without drooling.