mandibular canal
inferior alveolar canal
A canal within the mandible that contains the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery, and inferior alveolar vein. It runs obliquely downward and forward in the ramus, and then horizontally forward in the body, where it is placed under the alveoli and communicates with them by small openings.
| Type | Nerve |
| Structure parente | foramen of skull |
| Nom latin | inferior alveolar canal |
| FMA ID | 59473 |
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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.
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