Lingula of mandible

The margin of the mandibular foramen is irregular; it presents in front a prominent ridge, surmounted by a sharp spine, the lingula of the mandible which gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament; at its lower and back part is a notch from which the mylohyoid groove runs obliquely downward and forward, and lodges the mylohyoid vessels and nerve.

Lingula of mandible
Lingula of mandible (green color)
Details
Identifiers
Latinlingula mandibulae
TA98A02.1.15.029
TA2866
FMA59470
Anatomical terminology

See also

References

    • http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/l22/os2009.htm
    • Fabian FM (2006). "Observation of the position of the lingula in relation to the mandibular foramen and the mylohyoid groove". Ital J Anat Embryol. 111 (3): 151–8. PMID 17312921.
    • Tuli A, Choudhry R, Choudhry S, Raheja S, Agarwal S (2000). "Variation in shape of the lingula in the adult human mandible". J. Anat. 197. ( Pt 2) (2): 313–7. doi:10.1046/j.1469-7580.2000.19720313.x. PMC 1468130. PMID 11005723.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.