superior genial tubercle

superior genial tubercle,

superior mental spine. It is the upper part of a small bony projection located on the internal surface of the mandible, near the lower end of the midline and above the anterior end of the mylohyoid line, serving for attachment of the genioglossus muscle.

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tubercle (too´burkl),

n 1. a small rounded nodule or elevation on the surface of the skin, bone, or other tissue.
2. the accessory cusps on the cingulum of certain anterior teeth or occlusal tables of permanent molars.

tubercle, genial

n (geniohyoid tubercle), a small rounded elevation on the lingual surface of the mandible on either side of the midline near the inferior border of the body of the mandible, serving as a point of insertion for the geniohyoid muscles.

tubercle, geniohyoid

n See tubercle, genial.

tubercle, superior genial,

n the small spines on the lingual surface of the mandible that serve as the attachment for the genioglossus muscles. On resorbed mandibles, these tubercles may be at or above the crest of the residual ridge.

tubercle of the upper lip (superior labial),

n midline thickening of the superior lip.