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14535560

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
There are currently no descriptions of neonatal tongue anatomy. Therefore, there have been no reports on the morphological differences between it and the adult tongue that would suggest its suitability for suckling. Serial coronal sections of a neonatal tongue were used to create a 3-dimensional model that was compared to that of the adult tongue. Compared to the adult human tongue, the neonatal tongue was found to contain 1) considerably less fat and soft tissue; 2) a thinner mucosa; 3) relatively enlarged extrinsic musculature; 4) a less-developed superior longitudinal muscle, resulting in a flat dorsal surface; and 5) attachments between the extrinsic muscles and the transverse muscle group that have not been identified in the adult tongue. The particular structure of the neonatal tongue suggests how the neonatal tongue is specialized for suckling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
768-76
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Morphological comparison between neonatal and adult human tongues.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study