Lingual surface
Facies lingualis
- Related terms: Lingual surface of body of mandible
Definition
The lingual surface of the mandible is the inner, medial surface of the mandibular body, facing the oral cavity and the tongue.
At the level of the incisive part, it is concave and smooth. At the level of the molar part, it is also smooth, but it has a slightly marked ridge of insertion, the mylohyoid line. Ventral to this line, a depression may also be observed, the sublingual fossa, often barely perceptible.
References
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 1, Ostéologie, 5th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
König HE, Lieibich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic mammals, 6th edition, Schattauer, Stuttgart, 2014.
