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Is the Fold Under Your Tongue a Separate Cord?
An adult anatomical study describes the lingual frenulum as a fold of floor-of-mouth fascia beneath oral mucosa rather than a separate midline cord. Elevating the tongue changes the fold’s visible shape.
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Navy-and-gold anatomy poster titled “Is the Fold Under Your Tongue a Separate Cord?” An elevated adult tongue reveals a midline fold, with labels for ventral tongue, lingual frenulum and floor of mouth. Two simplified sheet models compare less elevated and elevated configurations. Peach oral mucosa covers cyan floor-of-mouth fascia; both rise centrally in the elevated model. The poster identifies adult cadaver evidence and says it is not a diagnostic or treatment guide. Gold AllHumanBody.com branding and the full slogan appear below.
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- Evidence is an abstract and displayed figure descriptions from nine adult cadavers, not infant outcomes, diagnostic criteria or treatment evidence. Layer thickness and colors are schematic.
- AI-assisted educational illustration; not physician certification, microscopy, a diagnosis or individualized medical advice.
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EVIDENCE / CONTEXT
Sources and what they support
- Primary adult anatomical microdissection study, Mills et al., Clinical Anatomy 2019, nine adult cadavers ↗
Dynamic fold of floor-of-mouth fascia immediately below mucosa; not discrete midline cord. Scope limited to adult study, not treatment conclusions.
Evidence correspondence is limited to the abstract.