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| Frenulum linguae |
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| The mouth cavity. The apex of the tongue is turned upward, and on the right side a superficial dissection of its under surface has been made. (Frenulum labeled at center right.) |
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| Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. (Frenulum linguae is topmost label at right.) |
| Gray's |
subject #242 1125 |
| MeSH |
Lingual+Frenum |
| Dorlands/Elsevier |
f_16/12379176 |
The frenulum linguae (or lingual frenulum) is the frenulum of the tongue.
In India, the frenulum linguae on the underside of the tongue is occasionally cut in a yogic practice called Kechari mudra, to allow turning of the tongue itself up into the nasal cavity for spiritual practices. If too much of this frenulum is removed, it can result in severe problems and tumors of the mouth.
In contemporary culture, a tongue frenulum piercing or tongue web piercing involves piercing the frenulum linguae to enable body jewellery to be inserted.
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General anatomy of head and neck |
| 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
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The frenulum is cut in half by many Indians for they believe that the incantation of the lord will deliver them frmo evil
