mandible Flashcards
mandible
unpaired bone
to chew
ramus
branch
connects body with cranial base
serves as muscle attachment site
body
corpus
horizontal part that holds the teeth
symphysis
joint that maintains a cartilage separation during early postnatal life
liited movement
alveolar portion
holds tooth sockets (alveoli)
mental foramen
located on the lateral corpus below the premolars
mental eminence
chin
mandibular condyle
articulation w cranium
condylar neck
connects mandibular condyle and condylar neck
coronoid process
condyle closer to center of face
mandibular notch
big dip at the top
between condyle and coronoid process
gonial angle
rounded posteroinferior corner of mandible
corner of jaw
mandibular foramen
internal aspect of ramus like on the side
mental spines
bottom middle interior of chin
pterygoid tuberosities
medial face of ramus
hyoid
shaped like a U
freefloating, no articulations with other bones
what does the hyoid support
larynx and pharynx
what does the hyoid connect to thru ligaments and muscles
cranium, mandible, sternum, shoulder girdle
three main parts of the hyoid
body, greater horns, lesser horns
