mental foramen

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006812

The mental foramen is one of two holes ('foramina') located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It permits passage of the mental nerve and vessels. The mental foramen descends slightly in edentulous individuals. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_foramen ]

Synonyms: mental foramina

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AAO:0000298
Wikipedia:Mental_foramen
MESH:D000080383
FMA:53171
SCTID:244686000

plural term

mental foramina [ OBOL:automatic ]

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has related synonym

foramen mentale, foramen mentalis

has obo namespace

uberon

UBERON:0006812

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Mental foramen

Term relations

Equivalent to:

foramen of skull and conduit for some mental nerve

Subclass of:

foramen of skull
neural crest-derived structure
conduit for some mental nerve
part of some mandible
conduit for some mental artery