Mandible Structure

Question 1

Oblique Line

Answer 1

A crest extending from the the ramus to the main body
- provides insertion point for the depressor anguli oris muscle

Question 2

Mental Foramen

Answer 2

An opening located inferior to the second mandibular premolar tooth
- provides passage for the mental nerve and vessels

Question 3

Mental Protuberance

Answer 3

A bony prominence at the midline of the mandible body

Question 4

Rambus

Answer 4

Vertical part of the mandible
- point at which is unties with the the body is called the angle

Question 5

Condylar Process

Answer 5

Posterior process of the rambus
- has an articulator surface (the condyle)
- the mandible articulates with the articular tubercle of the temporal bone to form the TMJ (temporomandibular joint)

Question 6

Coronoid Process

Answer 6

Anterior process of the rambus
- features the temporal crest
- serves as an attachment point for the temporalis muscle

Question 7

Mandibular Notch

Answer 7

The incisure between the processes
- crossed by the masseteric nerve and vessels

Question 8

Internal Surface

Answer 8

Sublingual Fossa (black): depression located superior to the mental spines on the midline hosting sublingual glands
Submandibular Fossa (blue): a paired depression on each side of the mental spines which hosts submandibular glands
Retromolar Triangle (red): hosts area for retromolar pad