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 |
UMLS:C0040408 TAO:0005333 BTO:0001385 EV:0100058 EMAPA:17185 ZFA:0005333 SCTID:181226008 FMA:54640 MA:0000347 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjmJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA_53KXLq9EdqAAAACs6hnmQ MAT:0000040 VHOG:0000419 NCIT:C12422 EFO:0000833 CALOHA:TS-1050 AAO:0010360 XAO:0000446 EHDAA2:0002062 Wikipedia:Tongue MIAA:0000040 MESH:D014059 GAID:816 EHDAA:9144 |
| definition |
A muscular organ in the floor of the mouth. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Tongue.agr.jpg |
| 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. |
| has developmental contribution from |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006260 |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
glossus |
| 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 |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000165 |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
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] 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]. Muscular organ in the floor of the mouth.[FEED] |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
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] |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
lingual glossal |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
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 |
| UBPROP_0000011 |
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 |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010314 |