Mandible

Question 1

What is the only movable bone of the skull?

Answer 1

Mandible

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Alveolar process and body

Question 3

What is the heavy horizontal area of the mandible?

Answer 3

body

Question 4

What is the verticle portion of the mandible?

Answer 4

Ramus

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Mental foramen

Question 6

What is the mental protuberance?

Answer 6

Chin

Question 7

What are the external surfaces of the body f mandible?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What is the heavy ridge on the external of mandible?

Answer 8

External oblique ridge

Question 9

What junction is the angle of the mandible?

Answer 9

Body and ramus junction

Question 10

What are the internal surfaces of the body of mandible?

Answer 10

Lingual foramen genial tubercules, and bigastric fossa

Question 11

The lingual foramen is located where of the mandible?

Answer 11

Anterior

Question 12

What are tubercules?

Answer 12

Small elevation of bone

Question 13

What is the mylohyoid line/ridge?

Answer 13

Attachment for mylohyoid and creates 2 fossae

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Sublingual fossa

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Submandibular fossa

Question 16

What gland is housed in the sublingual and submandibular fossa?

Answer 16

Salivary gland

Question 17

Retromolar triangle is located where?

Answer 17

Posterior to the last tooth

Question 18

What is a bony projection of the mandible?

Answer 18

Lingula

Question 19

What is flat and verticle of the mandible?

Answer 19

Ramus

Question 20

What bone is the coronoid process found?

Answer 20

Mandible

Question 21

What is the coronoid process used for?

Answer 21

Muscle attachment

Question 22

Where is the coronoid notch located?

Answer 22

Anterior surface of ramus

Question 23

What is the most posterior portion of the mandible?

Answer 23

Condylar process

Question 24

Where are condylar processes attached to ?

Answer 24

Neck and then attaches to ramus proper

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Condylar fossa

Question 26

What is between the condyle and coronoid process?

Answer 26

Mandibular notch

Question 27

What is the mandibular notch also known as?

Answer 27

Sigmoid notch

Question 28

What are parts of the ramus?

Answer 28

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