A depression in front of the epiglottis, in which food is temporarily gathered as the animal chews. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0073040584 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottic_vallecula ]
Synonyms: vallecula of epiglottis vallecula epiglottica
Term information
- SCTID:276955003
- Wikipedia:Epiglottic_vallecula
- FMA:55037
Region of surface of viscerocranial mucosa, which is a depression located between the median and lateral glosso-epiglottic folds. Examples: There are only two instances, right and left epiglottic valleculas[FMA:55037].