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Mandibular prominence

Mandibular prominence
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)




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