mental foramen
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The mental foramen is one of two holes ('foramina') located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It permits passage of the mental nerve and vessels. The mental foramen descends slightly in edentulous individuals. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_foramen ]
Term info
Label
mental foramen
Synonyms
- mental foramina
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Gray176.png
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
foramen mentale, foramen mentalis
id
UBERON:0006812
Term relations
Subclass of:
- foramen of skull
- neural crest-derived structure
- conduit for some mental nerve
- part of some mandible
- conduit for some mental artery