Mandibular prominence | |
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Details | |
Precursor | first pharyngeal arch |
Gives rise to | mandible |
Identifiers | |
Latin | prominentia mandibularis |
TE | prominence_by_E5.3.0.0.0.0.14 E5.3.0.0.0.0.14 |
Anatomical terminology |
The mandibular prominence is an embryological structure which gives rise to the lower portion of the face.
The mandible and lower lip derive from it. [1] The mesenchymal cells within the mandibular prominence condense to form Meckel's cartilage. [2]
It is innervated by the mandibular nerve. [3]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)