submandibular fossa
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Submandibular fovea — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = fovea/fossa submandibularis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Mandible. Inner surface. Side view Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 15… … Wikipedia
Submandibular triangle — Submandibular triangle … Wikipedia
Submandibular gland — Salivary glands: 1 parotid gland, 2 submandibular gland, 3 sublingual gland Latin glandula submandibularis … Wikipedia
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
fovea — Any natural depression on the surface of the body, such as the axilla, or on the surface of a bone. Cf.:dimple. SYN: pit (1). [L. a pit] f. anterior SYN: superior f.. anterior f. SYN: superior f.. f. ar … Medical dictionary
fovea submandibularis — [TA] submandibular fossa: a depression on the medial aspect of the body of the mandible, lodging a small portion of the submandibular gland … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
List of anatomical topics — This page aims to list articles related to anatomy. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but is), please update the page accordingly. NOTOC A… … Wikipedia
