Mandible Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is the only movable bone of the skull?
Mandible
What is the 3 general areas the mandible is comprised of?
Alveolar process and body
What is the heavy horizontal area of the mandible?
body
What is the verticle portion of the mandible?
Ramus
What foramen divides the alveolar process and the body of mandible?
Mental foramen
What is the mental protuberance?
Chin
What are the external surfaces of the body f mandible?
Mental protuberance, mental foramen, external oblique ridge and the angle of the mandible
What is the heavy ridge on the external of mandible?
External oblique ridge
What junction is the angle of the mandible?
Body and ramus junction
What are the internal surfaces of the body of mandible?
Lingual foramen genial tubercules, and bigastric fossa
The lingual foramen is located where of the mandible?
Anterior
What are tubercules?
Small elevation of bone
What is the mylohyoid line/ridge?
Attachment for mylohyoid and creates 2 fossae
**What fossa is anterior and superior to the mylohyoid ridge/line?
Sublingual fossa
**What foss is posterior and inferior to the mylohoid ridge/line is?
Submandibular fossa
What gland is housed in the sublingual and submandibular fossa?
Salivary gland
Retromolar triangle is located where?
Posterior to the last tooth
What is a bony projection of the mandible?
Lingula
What is flat and verticle of the mandible?
Ramus
What bone is the coronoid process found?
Mandible
What is the coronoid process used for?
Muscle attachment
Where is the coronoid notch located?
Anterior surface of ramus
What is the most posterior portion of the mandible?
Condylar process
Where are condylar processes attached to ?
Neck and then attaches to ramus proper
