Preferred Label : posterior part of tongue;
Uberon 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.);
Uberon synonym : posterior part of dorsum of tongue; pharyngeal portion of dorsum of tongue; pars postsulcalis (dorsum linguae); pars posterior (dorsum linguae); pharyngeal part of tongue; base of tongue; postsulcal part of dorsum of tongue;
Uberon related term : posterior 1/3 of the tongue; pharyngeal part of the tongue; posterior third of tongue; base of the tongue; radix linguae;
Origin ID : 0010033;
UMLS CUI : C0226958;
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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.)
