foramen cecum of tongue (blind/cecal foramen of tongue)

Introduction

The midlline pit in the dorsum of the posterior part of the tongue. It is the junction of V shaped furrows which run antero- laterally from the midline posterior tongue & the origin of the thyroglossal duct & thyroid gland in the embryo.

More general terms

• foramen

Additional terms

• foramen cecum of frontal bone (blind/cecal foramen of frontal bone)