Mandible Flashcards
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Question: What is the mandible?
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Answer: The largest and only mobile bone of the mammalian skull.
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Question: What are the parts of the mandible?
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Answer: Body (horizontal part) and ramus (vertical part).
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Question: What is the function of the articular process of the mandible?
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Answer: Articulates with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone to form the temporomandibular joint.
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Question: What is the mandibular foramen?
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Answer: The opening on the medial side of the ramus leading into the mandibular canal.
