Term Name:	foramen cecum of tongue
Synonyms:	blind foramen of tongue, cecal foramen of tongue, ductus lingualis, f. caecum linguae, foramen caecum linguae, Morgagni foramen
Definition:	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
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0006699]