The canine fossa is a depression lateral to the incisive fossa of the maxilla in the musculoskeletal anatomy of the human head. It is larger and deeper than the comparable incisive fossa, and it is separated from it by a vertical ridge, the canine eminence, corresponding to the socket of the canine tooth.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 158 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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| Maxilla | |
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| Zygomatic | |
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| Palatine | |
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| Mandible | | Body |
- external surface (Chin, Jaw, Mandibular prominence, Mandibular symphysis, Lingual foramen, Mental protuberance, Mental foramen, Mandibular incisive canal)
- internal surface (Mental spine, Mylohyoid line, Sublingual fovea, Submandibular fovea)
- Alveolar part
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| Ramus | |
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| Nose | |
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