posterior part of tongue

Term ID

UBERON:0010033

Synonyms

• base of the tongue
• base of tongue
• pars posterior dorsi linguae
• pharyngeal part of the tongue
• posterior 1/3 of the tongue
• posterior third of tongue
• radix linguae

Definition

The Posterior tongue, or pharyngeal part, is the part of the tongue behind the terminal sulcus. At its root, it is directed backward, and connected with the hyoid bone by the Hyoglossi and Genioglossi muscles and the hyoglossal membrane; with the epiglottis by three folds (glossoepiglottic) of mucous membrane; with the soft palate by the glossopalatine arches; and with the pharynx by the Constrictores pharyngis superiores and the mucous membrane. It is derived primarily from the third pharyngeal arch. (The second arch has a substantial contribution during fetal development, but this later atrophies. The fourth arch may also contribute, depending upon how the boundaries of the tongue are defined.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_tongue

References

• MA:0003031
• NCIT:C12228
• Posterior:tongue
• UMLS:C0226958
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0226958
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362094001

Ontology

Uberon Ontology