Mandible Features Flashcards
0
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Thick end of “U,” smooth
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Mandibular condyle
1
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The “U” shape
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Mandibular notch
2
Q
An extension of bone, under mandibular notch
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Ramus
3
Q
End/angle of Ramus
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Mandibular angle
4
Q
Muscle attaches to this, solid line
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Oblique line
5
Q
The holes at the end of oblique lines
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Mental foramen
6
Q
Where the teeth project into bone
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Alveolar process
7
Q
Lump below alveolar processes
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Mental protuberance
8
Q
“Cleft chin”
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Mandibular symphysis
9
Q
Nubbies that flank the chin
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Mental tubercle
10
Q
Medial hole
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Mandibular foramen
11
Q
Groove under mandibular foramen
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Mylohyoid groove
12
Q
Line going under teeth
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Mylohyoid line
13
Q
Spikes medial under teeth
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Mental spines
14
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Thin part of “U”
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Coronoid process of mandible
