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 hard palate is the solid, immovable area of the roof of the mouth that attaches to the teeth and gums, forming an arch. The soft palate, located behind the hard palate towards the back of the throat, is the flexible area of the mouth where the gag reflex occurs.