Submandibular fovea

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Submandibular fovea
Mandible. Inner surface. Side view
Latin	fovea submandibularis
Dorlands/Elsevier	f_15/12377430

The submandibular fovea (or submandibular fossa) is an impression on the mandible for the submandibular gland.

[edit] External links

• Submandibular+fossa at eMedicine Dictionary
• http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/l22/os1012.htm
• http://www.tmj.pe.kr/image/tm6_15.gif
• http://iris3.med.tufts.edu/dentgross/labguide/Mandible.html

v • d • e Bones of head and neck: the facial bones of the skull Maxilla Surfaces Anterior: fossae (Incisive fossa, Canine fossa) - Infraorbital foramen - Anterior nasal spine Infratemporal: Alveolar canals - Maxillary tuberosity Orbital: Infraorbital groove - Infraorbital canal Nasal: Pterygopalatine canal Processes Zygomatic process Frontal process (Agger nasi, Anterior lacrimal crest) Alveolar process Palatine process (Incisive foramen, Incisive canals, Foramina of Scarpa, Incisive bone, Anterior nasal spine) Other Body of maxilla - Maxillary sinus Zygomatic Orbital process (Zygomatico-orbital) - Temporal process (Zygomaticotemporal) - Lateral process (Zygomaticofacial) Palatine Fossae Pterygopalatine fossa - Pterygoid fossa Plates Horizontal plate (Posterior nasal spine) - Perpendicular plate (Pterygopalatine canal, Sphenopalatine foramen, Pyramidal process) Processes Orbital - Sphenoidal Mandible Body external surface (Symphysis menti, Mental protuberance, Mental foramen) - internal surface (Mental spine, Mylohyoid line, Sublingual fovea, Submandibular fovea) - Alveolar part of mandible Ramus Mylohyoid groove (Mandibular canal, Lingula) - Mandibular foramen - Angle Coronoid process - Mandibular notch - Condyloid process Minor/ nose Nasal bone: Internasal suture - Nasal foramina Inferior nasal concha: Ethmoidal process - Maxillary process Vomer: Wing Lacrimal: Posterior lacrimal crest - Lacrimal groove - Lacrimal hamulus

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