Anatomy of Head Flashcards
a projecting ridge along a bone, tooth surface, etc.
Crest
Projection of bone, coming off mandible more facially
Coronoid Process
small round projection
tubercle
Bony anterior border of the ramus located on the outer aspect of the mandible the muscle attachment occurs.
Red circle
External oblique line
Raised ridge of the lingual side of mandible, where ____ muscle attaches.
Myloyloid process
a triangular depressed area present posterolateral to the mandibular 3rd molar
Retromolar fossa
Indentation on lingual side of mandibular bone where the tongue sits.
Sublingual fossa
What 3 bones make the Temporal Madibular Joint
-Neck of condyle
-Head of condyle (TMJ)
-Condyloid Process
Interior alveolar nerve enter through here.
Mandibular foramen.
fossa located under myloidhyoid ridge.
Submandibular fossa (sub-mandibular gland)
What part of mandible is fractured most often?
neck of condyle
Joint that causes TMD
Temporomandibular Joint
Fibrous Capsule + Lateral Ligament
2 Ligament that are a part of the TMJ
What two nerves are integral to the mouth?
-Trigeminal nerve (CN V 5)
-Facial Nerve (CN VII 7)
What does the trigeminal nerve do? 5?
Innervates everything for sensation