Landmark · Skeletal system
Mylohyoid line
Linea mylohyoidea
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Head
- Landmark on
- Mandible
DescriptionUnreviewed
The mylohyoid line is a bony ridge on the internal surface of the mandible.
It runs posterosuperiorly.
It is the site of origin of the mylohyoid muscle, the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, and the pterygomandibular raphe.
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Names
- Latin
- Linea mylohyoidea
- English
- Mylohyoid line
- French
- Ligne mylohyoïdienne
- Spanish
- Línea milohioidea
- Portuguese
- Linha milo-hióidea