bony landmarks Flashcards

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1
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mental protuberance

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on external/anterior surface inferior to alveolar process

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2
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Mental foramen

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function - transmits the mental nerve, artery, and vein

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3
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Digastric fossa

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attachments - anterior digastric muscle

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4
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Alveolar part

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function - houses roots of teeth

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5
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Mylohyoid line

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attachments - mylohyoid muscle

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6
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Submandibular fossa

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function - houses the submandibular gland

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7
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Sublingual fossa

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function - houses the sublingual gland

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8
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Superior genial tubercle (superior mental spine)

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attachment - genioglossus muscle

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9
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Inferior genial tubercle (inferior mental spine)

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attachment - geniohyoid muscle

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10
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Mylohyoid groove

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function - houses mylohyoid nerve

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11
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Angle (of ramus of mandible)

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attachments - masseter and medial pterygoid muscles

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12
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Mandibular foramen

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function - transmits the inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein

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13
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Mandibular canal

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function - houses the inferior alveolar nerve, artery, and vein

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14
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Lingula

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attachments - sphenomandibular ligament

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15
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Mylohyoid groove

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function - houses mylohyoid nerve

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16
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Coronoid process

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attachments - temporalis muscle

17
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Temporal crest

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attachments - temporalis muscle

18
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Mandibular (sigmoid) notch

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function - transmits the nerve and artery to the masseter muscle

19
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Condylar process

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on ramus of mandible

20
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Head of mandible

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on ramus

21
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Neck of mandible

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on ramus

22
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Pterygoid fovea

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attachments - lateral pterygoid muscle