Search Ontology:
Uberon Ontology

transverse muscle of tongue

Term ID
UBERON:0008583
Synonyms
  • intrinsic tongue muscle transverse component
  • musculus transversus linguae
  • transverse muscle
  • transversus linguae
  • transversus linguæ
  • transversus muscle
Definition
A muscle of the tongue that consists of fibers which arise from the median fibrous septum and pass lateralward to be inserted into the submucous fibrous tissue at the sides of the tongue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_muscle_of_tongue
References
Ontology
Uberon Ontology
Relationships
is a type of
Your Input Welcome
We welcome your input and comments. Please use this form to recommend updates to the information in ZFIN. We appreciate as much detail as possible and references as appropriate. We will review your comments promptly.
Please check the highlighted fields and try again.
Thank you for submitting comments. Your input has been emailed to ZFIN curators who may contact you if additional information is required.
Oops. Something went wrong. Please try again later.