loading...| Preferred Name |
tongue |
| Synonyms |
glossus |
| Definitions |
A muscular organ in the floor of the mouth. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001723 |
| adjacent_to | |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
EFO:0000833 NCIT:C12422 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjmJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA_53KXLq9EdqAAAACs6hnmQ MAT:0000040 VHOG:0000419 AAO:0010360 XAO:0000446 EHDAA2:0002062 CALOHA:TS-1050 FMA:54640 MA:0000347 EMAPA:17185 EV:0100058 ZFA:0005333 UMLS:C0040408 BTO:0001385 TAO:0005333 MESH:D014059 MIAA:0000040 EHDAA:9144 GAID:816 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181226008 |
| definition |
A muscular organ in the floor of the mouth. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Tongue.agr.jpg |
| development_notes |
The tongue has contributions from all pharyngeal arches which changes with time. The tongue initially begins as swelling rostral to foramen cecum, the median tongue bud.. tongue muscles derive from the somites - http://php.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php?title=Tongue_Development#Pharyngeal_Arch_Contributions |
| develops_from | |
| editor note |
in MA the tongue is part of the oral region, which in uberon is treated as the oral opening. consider revising oral opening - oral region equivalence. |
| external_definition |
The tongue is the movable, muscular organ on the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates, in many other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech[GO][GO:0043586]. A mobile mass of muscular tissue that is covered with mucous membrane, occupies much of the cavity of the mouth, forms part of its floor, bears the organ of taste, and assists in chewing and swallowing. [TFD][VHOG] Muscular organ in the floor of the mouth.[FEED] |
| has developmental contribution from |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006260 |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
glossus |
| has_relational_adjective |
glossal lingual |
| homology_notes |
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] |
| id |
UBERON:0001723 |
| immediate transformation of | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
tongue |
| notation |
UBERON:0001723 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
tongue |
| taxon_notes |
Many species of fish have small folds at the base of their mouths that might informally be called tongues, but they lack a muscular structure like the true tongues found in most tetrapods |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010056 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000165 |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010314 |