Palatine raphe

Palatine raphe
Palate exhibiting torus palatinus. (Raphe visible near center.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	raphe palati
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_03/12692942
TA	A05.1.01.105
FMA	75111
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The palatine raphe (or median raphe) is a raphe running across the palate, from the palatine uvula to the incisive papilla.

External links

Anatomy diagram: 05287.011-1 at Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, Elsevier
Diagram at bris.ac.uk
Diagram at ana.bris.ac.uk
Diagram at waybuilder.net

Anatomy of the mouth

Lip	Upper Lower Vermilion border Frenulum of lower lip Labial commissure of mouth Philtrum

Cheek	Buccal fat pad

Roof	Hard palate Soft palate Palatine raphe Incisive papilla

Gums	Interdental papilla Gingival sulcus Gingival margin Gingival fibers Junctional epithelium Mucogingival junction Sulcular epithelium Stippling Periodontium Cementum Gingiva Periodontal ligament

Glands	Parotid gland duct Submandibular gland duct Sublingual gland duct

Teeth	see tooth anatomy

Tongue	Top Taste bud Median sulcus Terminal sulcus Foramen cecum Lingual tonsils Underside Frenulum Plica fimbriata Sublingual caruncle Glossoepiglottic folds Lingual septum

Back of mouth	Oropharynx fauces Plica semilunaris of the fauces Uvula Palatoglossal arch Palatopharyngeal arch Tonsillar fossa Palatine tonsil

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