Mandibular foramen

Study entry

Description

A foramen on the medial surface of the ramus.

Relations

The inferior alveolar nerve and vessels enter here and run through the mandibular canal to the lower teeth.

Source: cap. 8, «Articulación temporomandibular» y tabla 8-11

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest