| submental | <anatomy> Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| submental artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, mylohyoid muscle, submandibular and sublingual glands, and structures of lower lip; anastomoses, inferior labial, mental branch of inferior dental and sublingual. Synonym: arteria submentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| submental lymph nodes | Small nodes that lie superficial to the mylohyoid muscle; they receive afferents from the lower lip, chin, and the tip of the tongue, and send efferents to the superior deep cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici submentales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| submental triangle | A triangle bounded by the anterior belly of the digastric muscles, and the hyoid bone; the mylohyoid muscle forms its floor. Synonym: trigonum submentale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| submental vein | <anatomy, vein> A vein situated below the chin, anastomosing with the sublingual vein, connecting with the anterior jugular vein, and emptying into the facial vein. Synonym: vena submentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| submental vertex projection | Radiographic projection devised to obtain direct visualization of the base of the skull. Synonym: axial view, base projection, submental vertex projection, submentovertical projection, verticosubmental view. (05 Mar 2000) |
| submental vertex radiograph | A radiographic projection showing the base of the skull, positions of the mandibular condyles, and zygomatic arches. Synonym: base view, submental vertex radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |