anterior part of tongue
The portion of the tongue in front of the terminal sulcus. At the apex, thin and narrow, it is directed forward against the lingual surfaces of the lower incisor teeth. It is derived primarily from the first pharyngeal arch. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_tongue ]
Term info
anterior part of tongue
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The lateral lingual swellings grow and fuse with eachother, encompassing the tuberculum impar to provide the ectodermally derived mucosa of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
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uberon
anterior two thirds of the tongue, anterior 2/3 of the tongue, oral part of the tongue, front of the tongue, apex of the tongue, apex linguae, anterior 2/3 of tongue, pars anterior dorsi linguae, buccal part of the tongue
UBERON:0010032
Term relations
- organ part
- structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
- part of some tongue
- develops_from some lingual swellings