Mylohyoid line

Mylohyoid line
Bone: Mylohyoid line
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Mandible. Inner surface. Side view.
Latin linea mylohyoidea mandibulae
Gray's subject #44 173

Extending upward and backward on either side from the lower part of the symphysis of the mandible is the mylohyoid line, which is the origin of the mylohyoid muscle; the posterior part of this line, near the alveolar margin, gives attachment to a small part of the Constrictor pharyngis superior, and to the pterygomandibular raphé.

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