| Bone: Mylohyoid groove | |
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| Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Mylohyoid groove is labeled at center left.) | |
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| Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect. (Mylohyoid groove visible at bottom center.) | |
| Latin | sulcus mylohyoideus mandibulae |
| Gray's | subject #44 173 |
The margin of the mandibular foramen is irregular; it presents in front a prominent ridge, surmounted by a sharp spine, the lingula mandibulæ, 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.
Behind this groove is a rough surface, for the insertion of the Pterygoideus internus.
See also
External links
- SUNY Labs 25:st-0205 - "Anterior Triangle of the Neck: Bones"
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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