| Mental protuberance |
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| Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental protuberance labeled at bottom left.) |
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| Side view of the skull. (Mental protuberance visible but not labeled.) |
| Latin |
protuberantia mentalis |
| Gray's |
subject #44 172 |
The symphysis of the external surface of the mandible divides below and encloses a triangular eminence, the mental protuberance, the base of which is depressed in the center but raised on either side to form the mental tubercle.
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