Palatine raphe

Palatine raphe
Palate exhibiting torus palatinus. (Raphe visible near center.)
Latin	raphe palati

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

External links

• Palatine+raphe at eMedicine Dictionary
• Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 05287.011-1
• Diagram at bris.ac.uk
• Diagram at ana.bris.ac.uk
• Diagram at waybuilder.net

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v • d • e Head and neck anatomy: Mouth anatomy (TA A05.1, GA 11.1110) Mouth/ oral cavity Palate/ roof of mouth Hard palate · Soft palate · Palatine raphe · Incisive papilla Tongue dorsum (Taste bud, Median sulcus, Terminal sulcus, Foramen cecum, Lingual tonsils) · underside (Frenulum, Plica fimbriata, Sublingual caruncle) · Anterior · Posterior · Glossoepiglottic folds Oro-pharynx arches/fauces (Palatoglossal, Palatopharyngeal) · Oropharyngeal isthmus · Palatine tonsil · Uvula Salivary glands Parotid gland/Parotid duct · Submandibular gland/Submandibular duct · Sublingual gland/Major sublingual duct Other Lip (Upper, Lower, Vermillion border) · Philtrum · Pterygomandibular raphe · Vestibule of mouth · Teeth mouth navs: anat/dev, noncongen/congen face/congen GI/neoplasia, symptoms, proc

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