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linguale (li) 



lingulare (Ig) f 



The upper terminus of the mandibular symphysis 

 on the posterior, or lingual, aspect; the median 

 point in the posterior alveolar margin of the man- 

 dible, on the other side of the bone from the infra- 

 dentaie. 



The point of the lingula, or thin plate project- 

 ing over the inferior dental canal upon the inner 

 surface of the mandibular ramus. 



FIG. 26. Certain important measures obtained from the median craniogram. This 

 figure was taken from the skull of a female negro from the American Museum of Natural 

 History, New York City, No. 997,745. 



maxillofrontale (mf) f 

 mastoidale (ms) f 

 mentale (ml) f 



The point of intersection of the anterior lacrimal 

 crest, or the crest prolonged, with the fron to-maxil- 

 lary suture (Fig. 24). 



The lowest point on the mastoid process; that is 

 the point of contact with a table upon which the 

 skull is placed, when resting upon its base. 

 The lowest point in the margin of the mental foramen. 



