mandible

Question 1

mandible

Answer 1

unpaired bone
to chew

Question 2

ramus

Answer 2

branch
connects body with cranial base
serves as muscle attachment site

Question 3

body

Answer 3

corpus
horizontal part that holds the teeth

Question 4

symphysis

Answer 4

joint that maintains a cartilage separation during early postnatal life
liited movement

Question 5

alveolar portion

Answer 5

holds tooth sockets (alveoli)

Question 6

mental foramen

Answer 6

located on the lateral corpus below the premolars

Question 7

mental eminence

Answer 7

chin

Question 8

mandibular condyle

Answer 8

articulation w cranium

Question 9

condylar neck

Answer 9

connects mandibular condyle and condylar neck

Question 10

coronoid process

Answer 10

condyle closer to center of face

Question 11

mandibular notch

Answer 11

big dip at the top
between condyle and coronoid process

Question 12

gonial angle

Answer 12

rounded posteroinferior corner of mandible
corner of jaw

Question 13

mandibular foramen

Answer 13

internal aspect of ramus like on the side

Question 14

mental spines

Answer 14

bottom middle interior of chin

Question 15

pterygoid tuberosities

Answer 15

medial face of ramus

Question 16

hyoid

Answer 16

shaped like a U
freefloating, no articulations with other bones

Question 17

what does the hyoid support

Answer 17

larynx and pharynx

Question 18

what does the hyoid connect to thru ligaments and muscles

Answer 18

cranium, mandible, sternum, shoulder girdle

Question 19

three main parts of the hyoid

Answer 19

body, greater horns, lesser horns