There were openings of the lingual glands on the anterior part and root of the tongue.

有开口的舌腺的前部和根系的舌头。

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The epiglottis is a leaf shaped cartilaginous structure located behind the hyoid bone and root of the tongue.

会厌是叶子形状的软骨结构位于舌头的舌骨和根。

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The root of the tongue is supplied by the lingual root artery (mean 2. 3 branches), palatal ascending artery and tonsillar artery;

舌根血供来自舌根动脉（平均2.3支）、腰升动脉和扁桃体动脉；

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Somewhere just behind and above the root of my tongue, my throat was beginning to tighten.

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