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.
| Submandibular fovea | |
|---|---|
 Mandible. Inner surface. Side view | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis |
| TA98 | A02.1.15.015 |
| TA2 | 851 |
| FMA | 59435 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
References
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
edit- "Mandible of Intact Skull: Submandibular fossa". Suny Downstate Medical Center. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- "Mandible". Tufts University Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
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