The median pit on the dorsum of the posterior part of the tongue, from which the limbs of a V-shaped furrow run forward and outward; the foramen cecum is the point of attachment of the thyroglossal duct and is formed during the embryological descent of the thyroid gland.
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Morand's foramen; Morgagni foramen; blind foramen of tongue; cecal foramen of tongue; ductus lingualis; foramen caecum linguae; foramen of Morgagni