foramen cecum of tongue

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006699

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, Morand's foramen, blind foramen of tongue, foramen caecum linguae, Morgagni foramen, foramen cecum of tongue, foramen of Morgagni, ductus lingualis

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editor note

consider merging with FC of thyroid

has related synonym

f. caecum linguae

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Foramen caecum of tongue

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endoderm-derived structure
vestigial structure
part of some epithelium of tongue
part of some dorsum of tongue
immediate transformation of some future foramen cecum
develops from some future foramen cecum