Palatine raphe

Palatine raphe
Palate exhibiting torus palatinus. (Raphe visible near center.)
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Identifiers
Latinraphe palati
TA98A05.1.01.105
TA22782
FMA75111
Anatomical terminology

The palatine raphe (also median palatine raphe) is a raphe of the oral cavity. It is a narrow, slight midline ridge extending anteroposteriorly across the palate, from the incisive papilla anteriorly to the palatine uvula posteriorly. Beneath the raphe, the submucosa is absent.:637