Floor of mouth
Imaging of
the sublingual and submandibular spaces. Anatomy of the submandibular and sublingual spaces in the axial plane: picture illustration and T1-weighted MR image
Imaging of
the sublingual and submandibular spaces. Anatomy of the submandibular and sublingual spaces in the coronal plane: picture illustration and T2-weighted MR image
The floor of mouth is an oral cavity subsite and is a common location of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Gross anatomy
The floor of mouth is a U-shaped space which extends (and includes) from the oral cavity mucosa superiorly, and the mylohyoid muscle sling .
Boundaries
- superiorly: oral mucosal space
- inferiorly: mylohyoid muscle
- anteriorly: mandibular gingiva
- posteriorly: anterior tonsillar pillar
Contents
- sublingual space (some consider this a separate space)
- deep portion of the submandibular gland
Relations
- inferiorly: submandibular space
Related pathology
Siehe auch:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu submentaler Raum: 
