Mylohyoid groove
| Mylohyoid groove | |
|---|---|
 Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Mylohyoid groove is labeled at center left.) | |
 Articulation of the mandible. Medial aspect. (Mylohyoid groove visible at bottom center.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | sulcus mylohyoideus mandibulae |
| TA | A02.1.15.031 |
| FMA | 59448 |
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.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:25:st-0205 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior Triangle of the Neck: Bones"
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