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PIMA BIO130
CHP8 Skeletal; Facial Bones and Their Markings; Mandible
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mandible | Lower jawbone; largest, strongest bone of the face |
| Body | Main part of the bone; forms the chin |
| Ramus | Process, one on either side, that projects upward from the posterior part of the body |
| Condylar process | Part of each ramus that articulates with the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone |
| Neck | Constricted part just below the condyles |
| Aveolar process | Teeth set into this arch |
| Mandibular foramen | Opening on the inner surface of the ramus; transmits and blood vessels to the lower teeth |
| Mental foramen | Opening on the outer surface below the space between the two bicuspids; transmits the terminal branches of the nerves and vessels that enter the bone through the mandibular foramen; dentists inject anesthetics through these foramina |
| Coronoid process | Projection upward from the anterior part of each ramus; the temporal muscle inserts here |
| Angle | Juncture of posterior and inferior margins of ramus |