These bumps on the lining of the vagina are called rugae.
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Palatal rugae are periodically patterned ridges situated on the hard palate of mammals.
Maiko Kawasaki, Katsushige Kawasaki, Fumiya Meguro, Akane Yamada, Ryuichi Ishikawa,Thantrira Porntaveetus, James Blackburn, Yoko Otsuka-Tanaka, Naoaki Saito, MasatoS Ota, Paul T Sharpe, John A Kessler, Joachim Herz, Martyn T Cobourne, Takeyasu Maeda,Atsushi Ohazama 2018, 'Lrp4/Wise regulates palatal rugae development through Turing-type reaction-diffusionmechanisms.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6147471?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The average length of the rugae was greater in males than in females.
Pooja Balgi, Bhakti Bhalekar, Ketaki Bhalerao, Eesha Bhide, Sangeeta Palaskar, PargatsinghKathuriya 2014, 'Study of palatal rugae pattern in gender identification', Journal of Dental and Allied Scienceshttp://www.jdas.in/article.asp?issn=2277-4696;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Balgi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No statistical difference in the direction and unification of rugae among males and females.
Vilvanathan Prabu Rajan, John Baby John, Ariudinambi Stalin, Geetha Priya, Abdul KareemSyed Abuthagir 2013, 'Morphology of palatal rugae patterns among 5-15 years old children', Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Scienceshttp://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2013;volume=5;issue=5;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Rajan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most common rugae shapes observed were wavy and curved.
S Venu M Reddy, N S Gautam, T Hanumanth Rao, N Radhika Gautam, Ravichandra Koganti,Rohit Agarwal 2014, 'Comparison of Palatal Rugae Pattern among North Indian, South Indian and Chinese Studentsof Manipal University', Advances in Human Biologyhttp://www.aihbonline.com/article.asp?issn=2321-8568;year=2014;volume=4;issue=2;spage=40;epage=44;aulast=Reddy;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To determine the rugae length, shape, direction, unification and number of the primary rugae.
S Venu M Reddy, N S Gautam, T Hanumanth Rao, N Radhika Gautam, Ravichandra Koganti,Rohit Agarwal 2014, 'Comparison of Palatal Rugae Pattern among North Indian, South Indian and Chinese Studentsof Manipal University', Advances in Human Biologyhttp://www.aihbonline.com/article.asp?issn=2321-8568;year=2014;volume=4;issue=2;spage=40;epage=44;aulast=Reddy;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Rugae shape, direction and unification pattern were the main parameters involved.
Asmaa Fady Sherif, Ahmed Abdrauof Hashim, Magdy Ashmawy Al Hanafy, Eman Mostafa Soliman 2018, 'A pilot- cross sectional study of palatal Rugae shape and direction among Egyptiansand Malaysians', Egyptian Journal of Forensic Scienceshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-018-0050-1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The average numbers of rugae were same in both males and females.
Pooja Balgi, Bhakti Bhalekar, Ketaki Bhalerao, Eesha Bhide, Sangeeta Palaskar, PargatsinghKathuriya 2014, 'Study of palatal rugae pattern in gender identification', Journal of Dental and Allied Scienceshttp://www.jdas.in/article.asp?issn=2277-4696;year=2014;volume=3;issue=1;spage=13;epage=16;aulast=Balgi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Females were found to have more rugae than males though statistically not significant.
Ashish Shrestha, Sushmita Shrestha, Vinay Marla, Navin Agrawal 2017, 'Patterns of palatal rugae as an indicator of identification in young adults of Nepal',Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepalhttp://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JCMSN/article/view/17711. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Most rugae were forwardly directed in both groups.
Harjeet Kaur Sekhon, Keya Sircar, Sanjeet Singh, Deepti Jawa, Priyanka Sharma 2014, 'Determination of the biometric characteristics of palatine rugae patterns in UttarPradesh population: A cross-sectional study', Indian Journal of Dental Researchhttp://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2014;volume=25;issue=3;spage=331;epage=335;aulast=Sekhon. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)