Submandibular fovea | |
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![]() Mandible. Inner surface. Side view | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis |
TA98 | A02.1.15.015 |
TA2 | 851 |
FMA | 59435 |
Anatomical terminology |
Thesubmandibular fovea (orsubmandibular fossa orsubmaxillary fovea) is an impression on the medial side of thebody of themandible below themylohyoid line. It is the location for thesubmandibular gland.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain from the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)