apical supplementary element

A muscle slip arising from the lingual surface of the mandible on each side of the m. submentalis. The fibers pass posteromedially and attach upon the median raphe of the principal element (Tyler, 1971).

Type Muscle
Parent Structure intermandibularis

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What is the apical supplementary element?
A muscle slip arising from the lingual surface of the mandible on each side of the m. submentalis. The fibers pass posteromedially and attach upon the median raphe of the principal element (Tyler, 1971).

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