Digastric Fossa Anatomy in 3D

A small depression on the inner surface of the mandible for the attachment of the digastric muscle. It is a landmark in oral surgery and is used to identify the midline for mandibular osteotomies.

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Related structures

Mandible Digastric Muscle (Mandible Insertion of Anterior Belly) (Mandibular Symphysis) Base of Mandible Body of Mandible Buccinator (Mandible Origin) Depressor Anguli Oris (Mandible Origin) Depressor Labii Inferioris (Mandible Origin)