Mylohyoid line
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Mylohyoid groove
)| Mylohyoid line | |
|---|---|
skeletal | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | linea mylohyoidea mandibulae |
| TA98 | A02.1.15.012 |
| TA2 | 848 |
| FMA | 53119 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
The mylohyoid line is a bony ridge on the internal surface of the mandible. It runs posterosuperiorly. It is the site of origin of the mylohyoid muscle, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and the pterygomandibular raphe
Structure
The mylohyoid line is a bony ridge on the internal surface of the body of the
mandible
. The mylohyoid line extends posterosuperiorly. The mylohyoid line continues as the mylohyoid groove on the internal surface of the ramus.
The
alveolar margin, gives attachment to a small part of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and to the pterygomandibular raphe
.
Function
The mylohyoid line is the site of attachment of many muscles, including the mylohyoid muscle,[1] and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It is also the site of attachment of the pterygomandibular raphe.
Additional images
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Mylohyoid line
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 173 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ – via J-STAGE.
- S2CID 19132248.
External links
- Anatomy photo:25:st-0204 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior Triangle of the Neck: Bones"
- Anatomy image: skel/mandible2 at Human Anatomy Lecture (Biology 129), Pennsylvania State University
