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.
fundus of gallbladder
gallbladder +
gallbladder lamina propria
gill lamella +
gland of nasal mucosa +
glottis +
gustatory epithelium of tongue
gustatory pore
head of pancreas +
hepatic acinus +
hepatic cord +
horn of thyroid cartilage +
hyoid bone lesser horn
inferior parathyroid gland +
infundibulum of gallbladder
interalveolar septum
islet of Langerhans
isthmus of thyroid gland
lamina propria of bronchus
laryngeal apparatus +
laryngeal associated mesenchyme +
laryngeal cartilage +
laryngeal pre-cartilage condensation +
laryngeal prominence
laryngeal ventricle
laryngeal vocal fold +
larynx connective tissue +
larynx mucous gland
larynx submucosa +
larynx submucosa gland
lateral process of cricoid cartilage
lateral wall of nasopharynx
lateral wall of oropharynx
left lung alveolar system +
ligament of larynx +
ligament of liver +
lingula of left lung
liver +
liver lobule +
liver papillary process
liver parenchyma +
liver reticuloendothelial system
liver stroma +
liver subserosa
liver trabecula
lobar bronchus alveolar system
lobe of liver +
lobe of lung +
lobe of thyroid gland +
lower respiratory tract cartilage +
lower respiratory tract connective tissue +
lung +
lung field
lung parenchyma +
lung saccule
membrana tympaniformis +
mesenchyme of main bronchus +
mesenchyme of trachea +
metabolic zone of liver +
mixed endoderm/mesoderm-derived structure +
mucosa of biliary tree +
mucosa of bronchiole +
mucosa of dorsum of tongue
mucosa of gallbladder +
mucosa of larynx +
mucosa of nasopharynx
mucosa of oropharynx
mucous gland of lung
muscle of larynx +
musculature of larynx +
nasal cavity mucosa +
nasal-associated lymphoid tissue +
nasopharyngeal gland
nasopharynx connective tissue
neck of gallbladder
oronasal membrane
oropharyngeal gland
oropharynx +
palatine tonsil
pancreas head parenchyma
pancreas tail parenchyma
pancreatic acinus
pancreatic duct +
pancreatic lobule +
papilla of tongue +
parakeratinized epithelium of tongue
parenchyma of thyroid gland
pelvic spur
pharyngeal arch derived gill +
pharyngeal slit
pleural sac +
plica semilunaris of conjunctiva
portal lobule
portal triad +
post-anal gut
posterior part of tongue +
posterior wall of nasopharynx
posterior wall of oropharynx
posterior wall of the glottis
prominentia apicalis dorsalis
prominentia apicalis ventralis
proximo-distal subdivision of respiratory tract +
pulmonary collagen fibril
pulmonary lobule +
pulmonary lymphatic vessel
pulmonary neuroendocrine body
pulmonary part of lymphatic system +
Reichert's cartilage +
remnant of embryonic structure +
respiratory tract +
respiratory tube +
right lung alveolar system +
roof of nasopharynx
septal organ of Masera
sphincter of hepatopancreatic ampulla
spiral valve of cystic duct
stapes base
stapes bone +
stroma of thyroid gland
stylohyoid ligament
styloid process of temporal bone +
submucosa of biliary tree +
submucosa of bronchiole
submucosa of bronchus +
submucosa of trachea +
syrinx organ +
tail of pancreas +
taste bud +
thymus primordium endoderm
thyroglossal duct
thyroid follicle +
thyroid gland +
thyroid gland medulla
thyroid primordium +
thyroid primordium endoderm
thyropharyngeus muscle
tongue intermolar eminence
tongue papilla epithelium
tongue squamous epithelium +
trachea basement membrane +
trachea reticular lamina
tracheal submucosal gland ciliated duct
tracheobronchial lymph node +
tracheobronchial tree +
triangular ligament of liver
ultimobranchial body +
uncinate process of pancreas
upper respiratory conduit +
ventral liver lobe
ventral pancreas
visceral endoderm +
wall of gallbladder
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
Morand's foramen
;
Morgagni foramen
;
blind foramen of tongue
;
cecal foramen of tongue
;
ductus lingualis
;
foramen caecum linguae
;
foramen of Morgagni