Mandible Flashcards
Does the mandible articulate with its adjacent skull bones via sutures
No, its the only bone in the entire skull which does not
How does the mandible articulate to the neurocranium
Via the temporal bone forming the TMJ
What are the 2 borders of the mandible
Alveolar border (superior)
Base (inferior)
What is the alveolar border of the mandible
It contains 16 sockets to hold the lower teeth
What is the base of the mandible
Site of attachment for the digastric muscle medically
Where is the mental foramen approximately
Below the 5’s on either side of the mandible
Which muscle of mastication attaches to the neck of the mandible
The lateral pterygoid muscle
Which muscle of mastication attaches to the coronoid process of the mandible
The temporalis muscle
Which nerve goes through the mandibular foramen
Inferior alveolar nerve
where does the inferior alveolar nerve exit
At the mental foramen
When the inferior alveolar nerve exits to the mental foramen which nerve does it become
The mental nerve
What does the mental nerve innervate
The skin of the lower lip and the front of the chin
Where does the temporalis muscle attach to the mandible
To the coronoid process
Where does the masseter muscle attach to the mandible
To the rami (ramus plural)
Where does the lateral pterygoid muscle attach to the mandible
The neck
