Anterior tongue

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Anterior tongue
Tongue
Drawing of an anterior view of the tongue and oral cavity, with cheeks removed for clarity.
Latin	pars anterior dorsi linguae
Gray's	subject #243 1125
Nerve	hypoglossal (motor), lingual (sensory)
Dorlands/Elsevier	p_07/12616237

The anterior tongue (or oral part) is the portion of the tongue in front of the terminal sulcus.

At the apex, thin and narrow, it is directed forward against the lingual surfaces of the lower incisor teeth.

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HEAD: Face/Occiput: Forehead – Eye – Ear – Temple - Cheek – Chin External nose: Nostril - Nasal septum - Cartilages (Accessory nasal, of the septum, Greater alar, Lateral nasal, Lesser alar, Vomeronasal) - Olfactory glands Nasal cavity: Choana - Turbinate - Sphenoethmoidal recess - Ethmoid bulla - Hiatus semilunaris - Ostium maxillare - Inferior meatus - Vomeronasal organ - Paranasal sinus Mouth/oral cavity: Lip - Philtrum - Jaw - Pterygomandibular raphe Teeth: Permanent (Incisor - Canine, Premolar, Molar) - Deciduous Tongue: Plica fimbriata - Median sulcus - Foramen cecum - Terminal sulcus - Frenulum linguae - Anterior tongue - Posterior tongue Palate/roof of mouth: Hard palate, Soft palate - Palatine raphe - Incisive papilla - Uvula - Pharyngeal recess - Arches: (Palatoglossal, Palatopharyngeal) Salivary glands: (Parotid - Sublingual - Submandibular) - Ducts: Submandibular - Parotid Masseteric fascia - Temporal fascia - Galea aponeurotica - Scalp NECK: Throat – Pharynx - Larynx Cartilages: Cricoid - Thyroid (Adam's apple) - Epiglottis - Arytenoid - Cuneiform - Corniculate Extrinsic ligaments: Thyrohyoid membrane (Lateral thyrohyoid ligament, Median thyrohyoid ligament) - Hyoepiglottic ligament - Cricotracheal ligament Intrinsic ligaments: Cricothyroid ligament Folds: (Glossoepiglottic - Aryepiglottic - Vocal - Vestibular) - Vocal ligament - Ventricle of the larynx - Infraglottic cavity - Vestibule of larynx - Rima glottidis - Glottis Triangles of the neck: Anterior of the neck (Muscular, Carotid, Submandibular, Submental) - Posterior of the neck (Occipital, Subclavian) - Suboccipital Deep cervical fascia (Pretrachial fascia, Prevertebral fascia, Investing layer) - Carotid sheath Retropharyngeal space