vertical muscle of tongue
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008584
A muscle of the tongue that is found only at the borders of the forepart of the tongue. Its fibers extend from the upper to the under surface of the organ. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_muscle_of_tongue ]
Synonyms: vertical lingual muscle, intrinsic tongue muscle vertical component
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- Wikipedia:Vertical_muscle_of_tongue
- FMA:46696
- SCTID:244793008
- EMAPA:18282
- UMLS:C1708562 (ncithesaurus:Intrinsic_Tongue_Muscle_Vertical_Component)
- NCIT:C52708
- MA:0002329
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uberon
UBERON:0008584
Vertical muscle of tongue
Term relations
- intrinsic muscle of tongue
- has muscle insertion some inferior surface of tongue
- has muscle origin some dorsum of tongue