Submandibular fovea
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| Name = Submandibular fovea
| Latin = fovea submandibularis,
fossa submandibularis
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| Caption = Mandible. Inner surface. Side view
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The submandibular fovea (or submandibular fossa or submaxillary fovea) is an impression on the medial side of the body of the mandible below the mylohyoid line. It is the location for the submandibular gland.
References
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External links
- {{cite web
| url = http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/l22/os1012.htm
| title = Mandible of Intact Skull: Submandibular fossa
| publisher = Suny Downstate Medical Center
| accessdate = 2008-09-26
}}
- {{cite web
| url = http://iris3.med.tufts.edu/dentgross/labguide/Mandible.html
| title = Mandible
| publisher = Tufts University Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology
| accessdate = 2008-09-26
}}
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Category:Bones of the head and neck
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