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. [ MP:0013234 https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/281 ]
Synonyms: cecal foramen of tongue blind foramen of tongue Morand's foramen foramen caecum linguae Morgagni foramen foramen cecum of tongue foramen of Morgagni ductus lingualis
Term information
- MA:0000725
- Wikipedia:Foramen_cecum_(tongue)
- SCTID:368738001
- FMA:54828
- EMAPA:17069
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