Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionHead and neck

Submental triangle

trigonum submentale

Suprahyoid area below the chin: below (the base), the body of the hyoid; on the sides, the anterior bellies of the right and left digastrics. The apex lies at the symphysis of the mandible. The floor is the two mylohyoids, joined by a median raphe.

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