Preferred Label : lateral lingual swelling;
Uberon definition : During the third week there appears, immediately behind the ventral ends of the two
halves of the mandibular arch, a rounded swelling named the tuberculum impar, which
was described by His as undergoing enlargement to form the buccal part of the tongue.
More recent researches, however, show that this part of the tongue is mainly, if not
entirely, developed from a pair of lateral swellings (or distal tongue bud) which
rise from the inner surface of the mandibular arch and meet in the middle line.;
Uberon related term : lateral lingual prominence; lateral swellings; tuberculum laterale;
Uberon Homology note : Most adult amphibians have a tongue, as do all known reptiles, birds and mammals.
Thus it is likely that the tongue appeared with the establishment of tetrapods and
this structure seems to be related, to some extant, to the terrestrial lifestyle.[well
established][VHOG];
Uberon Structure note : paired;
Origin ID : 0006757;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Uberon cross reference
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During the third week there appears, immediately behind the ventral ends of the two
halves of the mandibular arch, a rounded swelling named the tuberculum impar, which
was described by His as undergoing enlargement to form the buccal part of the tongue.
More recent researches, however, show that this part of the tongue is mainly, if not
entirely, developed from a pair of lateral swellings (or distal tongue bud) which
rise from the inner surface of the mandibular arch and meet in the middle line.
