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submandibular fossa (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term fovea submandibularis (par)
Official term submandibular fossa (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U740
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit submandibular fossa (pair)
Links of entity generic: submandibular fossa
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed Wikipedia IMAIOS
Partonomic links Level 2: bones of cranium Short Extended
Level 3: mandible Short Extended
Level 4: body of mandible
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
Level 3: region of surface of organ
Level 4: region of surface of bone of cranium
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A submandibular fossa is a subdivision of surface of mandible [divisio superficiei mandibulae ] which is a depression in the medial aspect of the body of the mandible [mandibula ] where the submandibular gland [glandula submandibularis ] is housed.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
skeletal system SOS
TAH:U268
axial skeletal system SOS
TAH:U402
bones of cranium XOS
TAH:U726
mandible SOX
TAH:U727
body of mandible SOS
TAH:U740 submandibular fossa (pair) PES
Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025