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Lingula of mandible: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.
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Lingula of mandible

A tongue-shaped bony projection near the mandibular foramen. Seen on the medial ramus. Gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament.

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Lingula of mandible: magnified reference view with a numbered learning marker. The complete original plate is available in the next view.

Image: OpenStax College / university open textbook · Source / original · CC BY 4.0

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Lingula of mandible

Mandible landmarks

Lingula of mandible

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

A tongue-shaped bony projection near the mandibular foramen.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. A tongue-shaped bony projection near the mandibular foramen
  2. Seen on the medial ramus
  3. Gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (2)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Medial ramus
  • Sphenomandibular ligament
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.

01Identify lingula of mandible and justify your identification.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

A tongue-shaped bony projection near the mandibular foramen. Seen on the medial ramus. Gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament.

02Which ligament attaches here?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

The sphenomandibular ligament.

03Is this on the lateral surface of the ramus?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. The lingula and mandibular foramen are medial landmarks.

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