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| Lingual septum | |
|---|---|
 The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slittransversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Lingual septum is visible at center of tongue, but not labeled.) | |
 A pierced tongue, which has not accommodated for swelling | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | septum linguae |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Thelingual septum consists of a vertical layer of fibrous tissue, extending throughout the entire length of themedian plane of thetongue, though not quite reaching thedorsum. The lingual septum is closely associated with thehyoglossus membrane, allowing the binding of the tongue to thehyoid muscles.[1]
Visualization through implementing a vertical groove along the tongue called themedian sulcus.
It is thicker behind than in front, and occasionally contains a smallfibrocartilage, about 6 mm. in length.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 1132 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918).
