Overview of the developing mandible (100X)

In between the spicules of bone in the mandible, you can see a cross section of the alveolar nerve (lat: n. alveolaris inferior). Meckle's cartilage is situated medially to the mandibular bone. If you look closely, you can see the down growth of the parenchyma of the salivary glands and the developing muscular fibers of the tongue.