Terminal sulcus of tongue
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| Terminal sulcus of tongue | |
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| The entrance to the larynx, viewed from behind. (Sulcus terminalis is labeled at center top .) | |
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| Tongue. (Terminal sulcus is not labeled, but it is visible at approximately the level of the circumvallate papillae.) | |
| Latin | sulcus terminalis linguae |
| Gray's | subject #242 1125 |
The dorsum of the tongue is convex and marked by a median sulcus, which divides it into symmetrical halves; this sulcus ends about 2.5 cm. from the root of the organ, in a depression called the foramen cecum, from which a shallow groove, the terminal sulcus, runs laterally and forward on either side to the margin of the tongue.
[edit] External links
- Overview and diagram at mednote.co.kr
- sulcus+terminalis at eMedicine Dictionary
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