body of the mandible
71Submandibular lymph nodes — Infobox Lymph Name = PAGENAME Latin = nodi lymphoidei submandibulares GraySubject = 177 GrayPage = 697 Caption = 1: Submental lymph nodes 2: Submandibular lymph nodes 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes 5: Buccinator… …
72Lingula — is Latin for little tongue . It can stand for:* Lingula (genus) a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 50 million years old. * In anatomy: ** the Lingula of …
73gonial angle — n the angle formed by the junction of the posterior and lower borders of the human lower jaw called also angle of the jaw, angle of the mandible * * * the angle formed by the intersection of the body of the mandible and the ascending mandibular… …
74linea obliqua mandibulae — [TA] oblique line of mandible: a ridge on the external surface of the body of the mandible extending from the mental tubercle to the anterior border of the ascending ramus on either side …
75pars alveolaris mandibulae — [TA] alveolar part of mandible: the superior portion of the body of the mandible, which contains sockets for the teeth …
76Facial vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena facialis anterior GraySubject = 167 GrayPage = 645 Caption = Veins of the head and neck. (Anterior facial labeled at right center, at cheek, to right of masseter.) Caption2 = Dissection, showing salivary… …
77incisive fossa — n a depression on the front of the maxillary bone above the incisor teeth * * * 1. f. incisiva. 2. a shallow depression on the anterior surface of the maxilla above the incisor teeth, to which the depressor septi nasi muscle is attached; called… …
78mental foramen — n a foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin * * * foramen mentale [TA] an opening on the lateral part of the body of the mandible, opposite the second bicuspid tooth, for… …
79mandibular angle — n an angle formed by the junction at the gonion of the posterior border of the ramus and the inferior border of the body of the mandible …
80canalis mandibulae — [TA] mandibular canal: a canal that traverses the ramus and body of the mandible between the mandibular and mental foramina, transmitting the inferior alveolar vessels and nerve; beneath the first or second premolars it splits into the mental… …
