Items tagged “mouth”
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Article
Lingual thyroid
A lingual thyroid is a specific type of ectopic thyroid and results from the lack of normal caudal migration of the thyroid gland.
NB: Location at the base of the tongue aside, the information in this article can relate to any ectopic thyroid tissue.
Epidemiology
The condition is congenital a...
Article
Depressor anguli oris muscle
The depressor anguli oris muscle (also known as the triangularis muscle) is one of the facial muscles.
Summary
origin: oblique line of the mandible
insertion:
modiolus at the angle of the mouth
superficial fibers from both sides merge to form the transversus menti
innervation: facial ner...
Case
Floor of the mouth cystic lesion
Published
20 Sep 2019
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