Mandibular Intraoral Anatomy Flashcards

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Which is the entrance and exit for the IA?

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mandibular foramen - entrance
mental foramen - exit

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2
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mylohyoid ridge (aka internal oblique ridge)

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3
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inferior alveolar canal

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4
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What is the symphysis?

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In Infants it is a radiolucent line through the midline of the jaw between the images of the forming deciduous central incisors.

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What is the radiolucent line through the midline of the jaw between the images of the forming deciduous central incisors in infants?

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symphysis

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symphysis

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7
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mandibular symphysis

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8
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What are the genial tubercles?

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They are bony protuberances located on the lingual surface of the mandible slightly above the inferior border and in the midline.

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9
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genial tubercles

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What are the bony protuberances located on the lingual surface of the mandible slightly above the inferior border and in the midline?

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genial tubercles

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genial tubercles

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genial tubercles

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genial tubercles

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genial tubercles

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genial tubercles

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16
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What is the lingual foramen?

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A foramen on the lingual surface of the midline of the mandible in the region of the genial tubercles.

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17
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What is the foramen on the lingual surface of the midline of the mandible in the region of the genial tubercles?

A

lingual foramen

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18
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What usually goes through the lingual foramen?

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sublingual artery

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19
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lingual foramen

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20
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lingual foramen

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21
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lingual foramen

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22
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lingual foramen

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23
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What is the mental ridge?

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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.

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24
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mental ridge

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25
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mental ridge

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26
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mental ridge

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27
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mental ridge

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28
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What are mental fossa?

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The mental fossa is a depression on the labial aspect of the mandible extending laterally from the midline and above the mental ridge.

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29
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mental fossa

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30
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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.

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radiolucent
ill-defined

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31
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mental fossa

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32
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mental fossa

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33
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What is the mental foramen?

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The mental foramen is usually the anterior limit of the inferior dental canal.

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34
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mental foramen

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35
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mental foramen

36
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mental foramen

37
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mental foramen

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mental foramen

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mental foramen

40
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mental foramen

41
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What is the mandibular canal?

A

The radiographic image of the mandibular canal is a dark linear shadow with thin radiopaque superior and inferior borders.

42
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mandibular canal

43
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mandibular canal

44
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mandibular canal

45
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mandibular canal

46
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mandibular canal

47
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mandibular canal

48
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mandibular canal

49
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What are nutrient canals?

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Nutrient canals carry a neurovascular bundle and appear as radiolucent lines of fairly uniform width.

50
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nutrient canals

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nutrient canals

52
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Nutrient canals seen as vertical __________ structures

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radiolucent

53
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nutrient canals

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nutrient canals

55
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What is the internal oblique ridge?

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▪ The mylohyoid ridge is a slightly irregular crest of bone on the lingual surface of the mandibular body.
▪ Also called mylohyoid ridge

56
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internal oblique ridge
(or mylohyoid rigde)

57
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mylohyoid ridge
(or internal oblique ridge)

58
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mylohyoid ridge
(or internal oblique ridge)

59
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Mylohyoid ridge (arrows) running at the level of the _____ apices and above the mandibular canal.

A

molar

60
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external oblique ridge

61
Q
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internal oblique ridge
- mylohyoid ridge

62
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external oblique ridge

63
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What is the submandibular gland fossa?

A

Is a depression of the bone on the lingual surface of the mandibular body, immediately below the internal oblique ridge in the molar area.

64
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submandibular gland fossa

65
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Submandibular gland fossa (arrows), indicated by a radiolucent region with ill-defined borders and sparse trabecular bone lying inferiorly to the…

A

mandibular molars

66
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submandibular gland fossa

67
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What is the external oblique ridge?

A

Is a continuation of the anterior border of the mandibular ramus.

68
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external oblique ridge

69
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External oblique ridge (arrows) on the buccal surface of the mandible, seen as a radiopaque line near the alveolar crest in the ____________________ region

A

mandibular third molar

70
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external oblique ridge

71
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external oblique ridge

72
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external oblique ridge

73
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external oblique ridge

74
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What is the inferior border of the mandible?

A

Occasionally, the inferior mandibular border is seen on periapical projections as a characteristically dense, broad radiopaque band of bone.

75
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inferior border of the mandible

76
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The inferior border of the mandible (arrows) is seen as a dense, broad __________ band

A

radiopaque

77
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inferior border of the mandible

78
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inferior border of the mandible

79
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inferior border of the mandible

80
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What is the coronoid process?

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The image of the coronoid process is triangular radiopacity, with its apex directed superiorly and anteriorly, superimposed on the region of the third molar.

81
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coronoid process of the mandible

82
Q

Coronoid process of the mandible is often superimposed on the…

A

maxillary tuberosity

83
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coronoid process

84
Q

What are mandibular tori?

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▪ Bony outgrowths on the lingual surface of the mandible
▪Often bilateral and symmetrical

85
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mandibular tori

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mandibular tori

87
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mandibular tori