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Raphe (/ˈreɪfi/RAY-fee; from Ancient Greek: ῥαφή, romanized: rhaphḗ, lit. 'seam';[1] pl.: raphae or raphes) has several different meanings in science.
In botany and planktology, it is commonly used when describing a seam or ridge on diatoms or seeds.
In animal anatomy, it is used to describe a ridged union[2] of continuous biological tissue. There are several different significant anatomical raphes:
The raphe nucleus is a moderate-size cluster of nuclei found in the brain stem that releases serotonin to the rest of the brain. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants are believed to act at these nuclei.
The buccal raphe, which is on the cheek and evidence of the fusion of the maxillary and mandibular processes
The lingual raphe on the tongue. Obvious physical evidence of the lingual raphe includes the frenulum (also called the frenum), or band of mucous membrane that is visible under the tongue attaching it to the floor of the mouth. If this raphe is too tight at birth, movement of the tongue is restricted and the child is said to be "tongue tied".
The palatine raphe on the roof of the mouth (or palate). Incomplete fusion of the palatine raphe results in a congenital defect known as cleft palate.
The pharyngeal raphe joins the left and right pharyngeal constrictors.
The perineal raphe extends from the anus, through the mid-line of the scrotum (scrotal raphe), and upwards through the ventral mid-line aspect of the penis (penile raphe) in males. In females, it extends from the anus, through the mid-line of the perineum to the posterior junction of the labia majora.
The anococcygeal raphe, an alternative name for the anococcygeal body
The iliococcygeal raphe
The pterygomandibular raphe
The lateral palpebral raphe
The mylohyoid raphe
^Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
up raphe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Raphe (/ˈreɪfi/ RAY-fee; from Ancient Greek: ῥαφή, romanized: rhaphḗ, lit. 'seam'; pl.: raphae or raphes) has...
The penile raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue that runs on the ventral (urethral) side of the human penis beginning from the base of the shaft...
The perineal raphe is a visible line or ridge of tissue on the body that extends from the anus through the perineum to the scrotum (male) or the vulva...
rostral, the raphe nuclei are known as the nucleus raphe obscurus, the nucleus raphe pallidus, the nucleus raphe magnus, the nucleus raphe pontis, the...
The nucleus raphe magnus (termed the nucleus raphes magnus by Terminologia Anatomica and some publications) is one of the seven raphe nuclei. It is situated...
The pterygomandibular raphe (pterygomandibular fold or pterygomandibular ligament) is a thin tendinous band of buccopharyngeal fascia. It is attached...
median raphe can refer to one of four different anatomical structures: The pharyngeal raphe The palatine raphe The penile raphe The perineal raphe, also...
The dorsal raphe nucleus is one of the raphe nuclei. It is situated in the brainstem at the midline. It has rostral and caudal subdivisions: The rostral...
The palatine raphe (or median raphe or median palatine raphe) is a raphe running across the palate, from the palatine uvula to the incisive papilla. "Anatomy...
The pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior...
bone), including the perineal body and surrounding structures. The perineal raphe is visible and pronounced to varying degrees. The perineum is an erogenous...
The median raphe nucleus (MRN or MnR), also known as the nucleus raphes medianus (NRM) or superior central nucleus, is a brain region composed of polygonal...
The pontine raphe nucleus is one of the raphe nuclei. It is located in the pontine tegmentum. Walker, Emily P.; Tadi, Prasanna (2024), "Neuroanatomy,...
The nucleus raphes obscurus projects to the cerebellar lobes VI and VII and to crus II along with the nucleus raphe pontis. The nucleus raphes obscurus has...
The nucleus raphe pallidus receives afferent connections from the periaqueductal gray, the Paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus, central nucleus of...
The anococcygeal body (anococcygeal ligament or anococcygeal raphe) is a fibrous median raphe in the floor of the pelvis, which extends between the coccyx...
In Hebrew orthography the rafe or raphe (Hebrew: רָפֶה, pronounced [ʁaˈfe], meaning "weak, limp") is a diacritic (⟨◌ֿ⟩), a subtle horizontal overbar...
by a tendinous perineal raphe. It arises from the central tendinous point of the perineum and from the median perineal raphe in front. In females, there...
The lateral palpebral raphe is a ligamentous band near the eye. Its existence is contentious, and many sources describe it as the continuation of nearby...
The iliococcygeal raphe is a raphe representing the midline location where the levatores ani converge. Anococcygeal body Hsu; Summers, A.; Hussain, H.;...
Raphe Malik, born Laurence Mazel (November 1, 1948 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – March 8, 2006 in Guilford, Vermont) was an American jazz trumpeter. Malik...
cords. It is located behind the penis and above the perineum. The perineal raphe is a small, vertical ridge of skin that expands from the anus and runs through...
produced in the central nervous system (CNS), specifically in the brainstem's raphe nuclei, the skin's Merkel cells, pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and the...
enkephalin-releasing neurons that project to the raphe nuclei in the brainstem. 5-HT (serotonin) released from the raphe nuclei descends to the dorsal horn of the...
PHACES; with the "S" standing for "Sternal defects" and/or "Supraumbilical raphe." PHACE syndrome may affect infants with large plaque-type facial hemangiomas...
mylopharyngeal, and a glossopharyngeal part. The muscle inserts onto the pharyngeal raphe, and pharyngeal spine. It is innervated by pharyngeal branch of the vagus...
individual to individual. The labia minora are homologous to the penile raphe in males. The labia minora extend from the clitoris obliquely downward,...
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