Palatine raphe
Raphe palati
Definition
The palatine raphe is a narrow midline mucosal ridge extending along the hard palate from the incisive papilla to the soft palate. It marks the line of fusion of the palatal shelves during embryological development.
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/).
