Mandibular Intraoral Anatomy Flashcards
Which is the entrance and exit for the IA?
mandibular foramen - entrance
mental foramen - exit
mylohyoid ridge (aka internal oblique ridge)
inferior alveolar canal
What is the symphysis?
In Infants it is a radiolucent line through the midline of the jaw between the images of the forming deciduous central incisors.
What is the radiolucent line through the midline of the jaw between the images of the forming deciduous central incisors in infants?
symphysis
symphysis
mandibular symphysis
What are the genial tubercles?
They are bony protuberances located on the lingual surface of the mandible slightly above the inferior border and in the midline.
genial tubercles
What are the bony protuberances located on the lingual surface of the mandible slightly above the inferior border and in the midline?
genial tubercles
genial tubercles
genial tubercles
genial tubercles
genial tubercles
genial tubercles
What is the lingual foramen?
A foramen on the lingual surface of the midline of the mandible in the region of the genial tubercles.
What is the foramen on the lingual surface of the midline of the mandible in the region of the genial tubercles?
lingual foramen
What usually goes through the lingual foramen?
sublingual artery
lingual foramen
lingual foramen
lingual foramen
lingual foramen
What is the mental ridge?
On periapical radiographs of the mandibular central incisors, the mental ridge may occasionally be seen as two radiopaque lines sweeping bilaterally forward and upward toward the midline.
mental ridge
mental ridge
mental ridge
mental ridge
What are mental fossa?
The mental fossa is a depression on the labial aspect of the mandible extending laterally from the midline and above the mental ridge.
mental fossa
The mental fossa is a depression on the anterior surface of the mandible and is seen as a __________ area with ____-defined borders (arrows) in the region of the incisor roots.
radiolucent
ill-defined
mental fossa
mental fossa
What is the mental foramen?
The mental foramen is usually the anterior limit of the inferior dental canal.
mental foramen