mental spine

mental spine
mental spine n either of two small elevations on the inner surface of each side of the symphysis of the lower jaw of which the superior one on each side provides attachment for the genioglossus and the inferior for the geniohyoid muscle

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  • Mental spine — The posterior aspect of the mandible showing the mental spine …   Wikipedia

  • mental spine — noun or mental tubercle Etymology: mental (III) : either of two small elevations on the inner side of the symphysis of the lower jaw providing attachment for the genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Mental protuberance — Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental protuberance labeled at bottom left.) …   Wikipedia

  • Mental tubercle — Latin tuberculum mentale mandibulae Gray s subject #44 172 The symphysis menti divides below and encloses a triangular eminence, the mental protuberance, the base of which is depressed in the center but raised on either side to form the mental… …   Wikipedia

  • Mental foramen — Bone: Mental foramen Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental foramen visible at left.) Latin foramen mentale Gray s …   Wikipedia

  • mental tubercle — noun see mental spine …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… …   Medical dictionary

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