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Mandible Flashcards

1
Q

What is the only movable bone of the skull?

A

Mandible

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2
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What is the 3 general areas the mandible is comprised of?

A

Alveolar process and body

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3
Q

What is the heavy horizontal area of the mandible?

A

body

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4
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What is the verticle portion of the mandible?

A

Ramus

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5
Q

What foramen divides the alveolar process and the body of mandible?

A

Mental foramen

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6
Q

What is the mental protuberance?

A

Chin

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7
Q

What are the external surfaces of the body f mandible?

A

Mental protuberance, mental foramen, external oblique ridge and the angle of the mandible

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8
Q

What is the heavy ridge on the external of mandible?

A

External oblique ridge

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9
Q

What junction is the angle of the mandible?

A

Body and ramus junction

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10
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What are the internal surfaces of the body of mandible?

A

Lingual foramen genial tubercules, and bigastric fossa

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11
Q

The lingual foramen is located where of the mandible?

A

Anterior

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12
Q

What are tubercules?

A

Small elevation of bone

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13
Q

What is the mylohyoid line/ridge?

A

Attachment for mylohyoid and creates 2 fossae

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14
Q

**What fossa is anterior and superior to the mylohyoid ridge/line?

A

Sublingual fossa

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15
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**What foss is posterior and inferior to the mylohoid ridge/line is?

A

Submandibular fossa

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16
Q

What gland is housed in the sublingual and submandibular fossa?

A

Salivary gland

17
Q

Retromolar triangle is located where?

A

Posterior to the last tooth

18
Q

What is a bony projection of the mandible?

A

Lingula

19
Q

What is flat and verticle of the mandible?

A

Ramus

20
Q

What bone is the coronoid process found?

A

Mandible

21
Q

What is the coronoid process used for?

A

Muscle attachment

22
Q

Where is the coronoid notch located?

A

Anterior surface of ramus

23
Q

What is the most posterior portion of the mandible?

A

Condylar process

24
Q

Where are condylar processes attached to ?

A

Neck and then attaches to ramus proper

25
Q

What process is the articular surface that matches with the glenoid fossa of temporal bone?

A

Condylar fossa

26
Q

What is between the condyle and coronoid process?

A

Mandibular notch

27
Q

What is the mandibular notch also known as?

A

Sigmoid notch

28
Q

What are parts of the ramus?

A

Coronoid process, coronid notch, condylar process, mandibular notch (AKA sigmoid notch)

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