Mandibular prominence
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Mandibular prominence | |
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Details | |
Precursor | first pharyngeal arch |
Gives rise to | mandible |
Identifiers | |
Latin | prominentia mandibularis |
Anatomical terminology |
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.[1]
It is innervated by the mandibular nerve.[2]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ chapter23 Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today
- ^ Raymond E. Papka (1995). Anatomy: Embryology, Neuroanatomy, Gross Anatomy, Microanatomy. Berlin: Springer. p. 31. ISBN 0-387-94395-1.
External links
- hednk-032—Embryo Images at University of North Carolina