Mylohyoid line

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Mylohyoid line
Mandible. Inner surface. Side view.
Latin	Linea mylohyoidea
Gray's	subject #44

Extending upward and backward on either side from the lower part of the symphysis of the Mandible is the mylohyoid line, which is the origin of the mylohyoid muscle; the posterior part of this line, near the alveolar margin, gives attachment to a small part of the Constrictor pharyngis superior, and to the pterygomandibular raphé.

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