Mandibular prominence | |
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Details | |
Precursor | first branchial arch |
Gives rise to | mandible |
Identifiers | |
Latin | prominentia mandibularis |
Code | TE E5.3.0.0.0.0.14 |
Anatomical terminology
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The mandibular prominence is an embryological structure which gives rise to the lower portion of the face.
The mandible and lower lip derive from it.
It is innervated by the mandibular nerve.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)