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foramen mentale [TA] an opening on the lateral part of the body of the mandible, opposite the second bicuspid tooth, for passage of the mental nerve and vessels.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Mental foramen — Bone: Mental foramen Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental foramen visible at left.) Latin foramen mentale Gray s … Wikipedia
mental foramen — noun Etymology: mental (III) : a foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin … Useful english dictionary
mental foramen — a hole or channel in the mandible leading to the Meckelian fossa … Dictionary of ichthyology
Mental spine — The posterior aspect of the mandible showing the mental spine … Wikipedia
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 — Mental, a word referring to aspects of, or things related to, the mind; or in anatomy, the skull, e.g. the mental foramen, can also mean: a slang, pejorative term used to describe people who act like lunatics, which is itself an outdated term for … Wikipedia
mental artery — n a branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin called also mental branch * * * ramus mentalis arteriae alveolaris inferioris … Medical dictionary
Foramen magnum — Bone: Foramen magnum Occipital bone. Inner surface. Gray s subject #31 129 … Wikipedia
Mental nerve — Nerve: Mental nerve Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion. (Mental nerve visible at bottom right, at chin.) … Wikipedia
