Lingual may refer to:
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Tongue
The tongue is a Muscle, muscular organ (anatomy), organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive system, digestive process, and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper s ...
, a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication
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Lingual, in palaeontology, the side of the teeth that faces the tongue
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Lingual artery arises from the external carotid between the superior thyroid and facial artery
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Lingual veins
The lingual veins are veins of the tongue with two distinct courses: one group drains into the lingual vein, while another group drains either into the lingual artery, (common) facial vein, or internal jugular vein.
Clinical significance
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begin on the dorsum, sides, and under surface of the tongue, and, passing backward along the course of the lingual artery, end in the internal jugular vein
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Lingual gyrus
The lingual gyrus, also known as the ''medial'' occipitotemporal gyrus, is a brain structure that is linked to processing vision, especially related to letters. It is thought to also play a role in analysis of logical conditions (i.e., logical or ...
of the occipital lobe lies between the calcarine sulcus and the posterior part of the collateral sulcus
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Lingual bone
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Lingual nerve
The lingual nerve carries sensory innervation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. It contains fibres from both the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) and from the facial nerve (CN VII). The fibres from the trigeminal nerve ...
, a branch of the mandibular nerve
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