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submandibular/submaxillary (digastric) triangle

The triangle of the neck bounded by the mandible & the two bellies of the digastric muscle. Main contents: 1) Submandibular gland 2) Submandibular lymph nodes 3) Hypoglossal nerve 4) Mylohyoid nerve & 5) Parts of facial artery & vein

General

anatomic structure

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

Component-of

anterior triangle/region of neck (anterior cervical region)