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MeSH Heading: Mental Foramen
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.324.502.632.800; A14.521.632.800
Unique ID: D000080383
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080383
Scope Note: An opening on the anterolateral aspect of the MANDIBLE through which the mental nerve bundle and vessels exit.
Entry Term(s): Mental Foramina
Previous Indexing: Mandible (1965-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/04/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Mental Foramen MeSH Descriptor Data 2023