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dorsum of tongue

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The superior surface of the tongue divided by the sulcus terminalis into an anterior two-thirds, the presulcal part (pars presulcalis). and a posterior one-third, the postsulcal part (pars postsulcalis). [ http://www.drugs.com/dict/dorsum-of-tongue.html ]

Term info

Label

dorsum of tongue

Synonyms
  • dorsal tongue
  • dorsum linguae
  • tongue dorsum
database cross reference
id

UBERON:0009471