Mylohyoid line

Mylohyoid line
Mandible. Inner surface. Side view.
Details
Latin	Linea mylohyoidea mandibulae
Identifiers
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_10/12496248
TA
TH	{{#property:P1694}}
TE	{{#property:P1693}}
FMA	{{#property:P1402}}
Anatomical terms of bone [[[d:|edit on Wikidata]]]

The mylohyoid line is a line on the inside of the mandible. It extends superior and posterior (upward and backward) on either side from the lower part of the symphysis of the mandible. The mylohyoid line is at the body while the mylohyoid groove is at the ramus.

The mylohyoid muscle originates from the anterior (front) part of the mylohyoid line, while the posterior (back) part of this line, near the alveolar margin, gives attachment to a small part of the constrictor pharyngis superior, and to the pterygomandibular raphe.

See also

• Mylohyoid groove

Additional images

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  Mylohyoid line

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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