Exam 4 Pt. 1 Flashcards
Articulation
the adjustments of the shape and acoustical properties of the vocal tract.
Mobile articulators
tongue, mandible, velum, lips, cheeks, fauces, pharynx, larynx, & hyoid bone.
immobile articulators
alveolar ridge, maxillae, hard palate, and teeth
12 components of the Mandible
coronoid process, mandibular foramen, mylohyoid line, alveolar part, mental symphysis, mental protuberance, mental foramen, corpus, angle, ramus, mandibular notch, condylar process
coronoid process
insertion point of temporalis muscle
mandibular foramen
passage for inferior alveolar nerve of V trigeminal and blood vessels
mylohyoid line
insertion point for various muscles
alveolar part
houses the teeth
mental symphysis
midline
mental protuberance
point of chin
mental foramen
passage for mental nerve of V trigeminal
corpus
body
condylar process
articulates with mandibular fossa of the temporal bone to form the temporomandibular joint
frontal process
articulates with frontal bone
infraorbital margin
contributes to the structure of the eye socket
infraorbital foramen
passage for infraorbital nerve of the V trigeminal