transverse palatine fold

Term ID

UBERON:0008799

Synonyms

• hard palate palatal rugae
• hard palate ruga
• impressiones rugales
• palatal rugae
• plica palatina transversa
• ruga of palate
• ruga palatina
• rugae of palate
• transverse palatine ridge

Definition

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.

References

• EMAPA:35638

Ontology

Uberon Ontology