Preferred Label : copula linguae;
Uberon definition : A single midventral prominence deriving from the ventral bases of pharyngeal arches
2, 3 and 4 - provides the covering of the posterior of the tongue //The furcula is
at first separated from the tuberculum impar by a depression, but later by a ridge,
the copula, formed by the forward growth and fusion of the ventral ends of the second,
third, and part of the fourth branchial arches[WP].;
Uberon synonym : copula;
Origin ID : 0010034;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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A single midventral prominence deriving from the ventral bases of pharyngeal arches
2, 3 and 4 - provides the covering of the posterior of the tongue //The furcula is
at first separated from the tuberculum impar by a depression, but later by a ridge,
the copula, formed by the forward growth and fusion of the ventral ends of the second,
third, and part of the fourth branchial arches[WP].
