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spina mentalis superior (par)

Identification
Official Latin term spina mentalis superior mandibulae (par)
Official subsidiary term superior mental spine of mandible (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U735
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: mandibula Short Extended
Level 4: corpus mandibulae
Taxonomic links Level 1: pars principalis organi Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: zona organi Short Extended
Level 3: zona ossis
Level 4: zona ossis irregularis
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Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition any of the small bony projections (usually four in number) located on the internal surface of the mandible, near the lower end of the midline, serving for attachment of the genioglossal and geniohyoid muscles.
THIS spina mentalis superior
Genus THIS isa spina mentalis
Defining property 1 THIS isProjectionof ( internal surface of body of mandible, anterior ) Invalid 18992
Defining property 2 THIS isOriginof genioglossal muscle
Autogenerated definition A superior mental spine is a mental spine [spina mentalis] which is an anterior [anterior] projection of internal surface of body of mandible [superficies interna corporis mandibulae] and is origin of genioglossal muscle [musculus genioglossus]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U259
systema skeletale SOS
TAH:U268
systema skeletale axiale SOS
TAH:U402
ossa cranii XOS
TAH:U726
mandibula SOX
TAH:U727
corpus mandibulae SOS
TAH:U735 spina mentalis superior (par) UOS
Taxonomy
Date: 01.12.2025