Palatine raphe
Raphe palati
Definition
Along the middle line of the hard palate is a linear raphæ, the palatine raphe, which ends anteriorly in a small papilla corresponding with the incisive canal.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
