anterolateral supplementary element

A muscle slip arising from the lingual surface of the mandible on the anterior portion of the bone. The fibers pass anteriorly, parallel to the mandible, and attach upon the ventral surface of the m. submentalis (Tyler, 1971).

Type Bone
Parent Structure intermandibularis

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What is the anterolateral supplementary element?
A muscle slip arising from the lingual surface of the mandible on the anterior portion of the bone. The fibers pass anteriorly, parallel to the mandible, and attach upon the ventral surface of the m. submentalis (Tyler, 1971).

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