foramen cecum of tongue

Term ID

UBERON:0006699

Synonyms

• blind foramen of tongue
• cecal foramen of tongue
• ductus lingualis
• f. caecum linguae
• foramen caecum linguae
• Morgagni foramen

Definition

The median pit on the dorsum of the posterior part of the tongue, from which the limbs of a V-shaped furrow run forward and outward; the foramen cecum is the point of attachment of the thyroglossal duct and is formed during the embryological descent of the thyroid gland https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/281

References

• EMAPA:17069
• MA:0000725
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foramen_cecum_%28tongue%29
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/368738001

Ontology

Uberon Ontology