Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
transverse palatine fold
Go to external page
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008799
Any of the the series of transverse folds (ridges) of the mucosa located on the anterior third part of the secondary (hard) palate of most mammalian species. [ ]
Term info
Label
transverse palatine fold
Synonyms
- hard palate palatal rugae
- hard palate ruga
- impressiones rugales
- palatal rugae
- palatine fold
- palatine rugae
- plica palatina transversa
- plicae palatinae transversae
- ruga of palate
- ruga palatina
- rugae of palate
- rugae palatinae
- transverse palatine folds
- transverse palatine folds set
- transverse palatine ridge
Subsets
pheno_slim
external definition
A masticatory vestige on the hard palate; one of several irregular, sometimes branching, crests of soft tissue that radiate from the region of the incisive papillae at their most anterior parts and extend a slight distance backward, crossing the hard palate and reaching laterally for variable distances.
external ontology notes
this class refers to the singular and the FMA class refers to the set. In future this class may be split.
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
set of transverse palatine folds
id
UBERON:0008799
structure notes
rugae are present on each side of the median palatal raphe and behind the incisive papillae, but their number and arrangement are species specific; together with the teeth and the tongue, rugae take part in mastication by helping to sense, hold and mash the food; rugae harbor various types of intraepithelial sensory structures (such as Merckel cells, corpuscular endings and free nerve endings), and play a sensory role when the food is pressed by the tongue against the hard palate[MP]