hypoglossal
/hahy-puh-glos-uhl, -glaw-suhl/US // ˌhaɪ pəˈglɒs əl, -ˈglɔ səl //UK // (ˌhaɪpəˈɡlɒsəl) //
舌下肌,舌下腺,舌下,舌下肌腱
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : situated under the tongue.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : hypoglossal nerve.
Examples
Just external to the foramen magnum is a small foramen for the exit of the hypoglossal nerve (figs. 44 and 45, XII).
In a median longitudinal section of the skull the hypoglossal foramen is seen, and just in front of it a small foramen for a vein.
Other cranial nerves, particularly the oculomotor and the hypoglossal, may also be implicated.
The vertebral spinal part—the region of the hypoglossal nerves.
The motor nerve of the tongue is the ninth pair, the hypoglossal.
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