The lingula of the mandible is a prominent bony ridge on the medial side of the
mandible
In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin ''mandibula'', 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).
The jawbone i ...
. It is next to the
mandibular foramen. It gives attachment to the
sphenomandibular ligament.
Structure
The lingula of the mandible is a prominent bony ridge on the medial side of the
mandible
In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin ''mandibula'', 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).
The jawbone i ...
.
It is next to the
mandibular foramen.
It has a notch from which the
mylohyoid groove originates. It gives attachment to the
sphenomandibular ligament.
Variation
The lingula of the mandible can take many shapes, including triangular, truncated, and nodular.
In a majority of people, this shape is symmetrical.
See also
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Lingula
References
External links
* http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/labs/l22/os2009.htm
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Bones of the head and neck
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