Development of Mandibular Ramus Bone

Question 1

The bone formation (ossification) to develop the mandibular ramus

Answer 1

moves away (laterally ) from Meckel’s cartilage

Question 2

where does the ossification initiate?

Answer 2

initiates at the area which will become the lingual

Question 3

where is the lingual located?

Answer 3

the point where the inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandible (around the mandibular foramen)