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mandibular canal

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006673

A canal within the mandible that contains the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery, and inferior alveolar vein. It runs obliquely downward and forward in the ramus, and then horizontally forward in the body, where it is placed under the alveoli and communicates with them by small openings. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandibular_canal ]

Term info

UBPROP 0000012

TAO has mandibular sensory canal, which is part of the lateral line system

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Gray1003.png

has related synonym

inferior alveolar canal

id

UBERON:0006673

prefLabel

Mandibular canal