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tiny bumps of bone that serve as muscle attachment sites   genial tubercles  
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ring-shaped radiopacity below the apices of the mandibular incisors   genial tubercles  
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a hole in the bone located on the internal surface of the mandible near the midline   lingual foramen  
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small, radiolucent dot surrounded by the genial tubercles   lingual foramen  
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tube-like passageways that house nerves and blood vessels   nutrient canals  
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vertical radiolucent lines   nutrient canals  
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a linear prominence of bone extending from the premolar region to the midline   mental ridge  
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thick, radiopaque band that extends from the premolars to the incisor region   mental ridge  
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a scooped out, depressed area of bone located above the mental ridge   mental fossa  
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a radiolucent area located above the mental ridge   mental fossa  
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a hole in bone located on the external surface of the mandible in the region of the mandibular premolars   mental foramen  
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small ovoid or round radiolucency in the apical region of the mandibular premolars   mental foramen  
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a tube-like passageway through bone that travels the length of the mandible   mandibular canal  
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a radiolucent band outlined by radiopaque by radiopaque lines and appears below the apices of the mandibular molar teeth   mandibular canal  
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a linear prominence of bone located on the internal surface of the mandible that extends downward and forward from the ramus   internal oblique ridge  
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a radiopaque band extending downward from the ramus; may continue on as the mylohyoid ridge   internal oblique ridge  
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a linear prominence of bone located on the external surface of the body of the mandible   external oblique ridge  
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a radiopaque band extending downward from the ramus; typically ends in the third molar region   external oblique ridge  
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a scooped out, depressed area of bone located on the internal surface of the mandible   submandibular fossa  
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a radiolucent area in the mandibular molar region below the mylohyoid ridge   submandibular fossa  
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a marked prominence of bone on the anterior ramus of the mandible   coronoid process  
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a triangluar radiopacity superimposed over the manxillary tuberosity region; **only mandibular landmark to appear on maxillary films   coronoid process  
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a hole in bone located at the midline of the anterior portion of the hard palate   incisive foramen  
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small ovoid radiolucency between the roots of the maxillary central incisors   incisive foramen  
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an immovable joint between the two palatine processes of the maxilla   median palatal suture  
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thin, radiolucent line between the maxillary central incisors   median palatal suture  
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pear-shaped compartment of bone located superior to the maxilla   nasal cavity  
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large, radiolucent area above the maxillary incisors   nasal cavity  
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vertical bony wall or partition that divides the nasal cavity into the right and left nasal fossae   nasal septum  
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vertical, radiopaque partition that divides the nasal cavity   nasal septum  
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a sharp projection of the maxilla located at the anterior and inferior portion of the nasal cavity   anterior nasal spine  
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V-shaped radiopaque area located at the intersection of the floor of the nasal cavity and the nasal septum   anterior nasal spine  
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paired compartments of bone located within the maxilla located above the maxillary premolar and molar teeth   maxillary sinus  
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radiolucent area superior to the apices of the maxillary posterior teeth   maxillary sinus  
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borders that outline and / or divide the maxillary sinus   floor of the maxillary sinus  
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thin, radiopaque lines that surround / divide the sinus   floor of the maxillary sinus  
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the intersection of the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity   inverted y  
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radiopaque upside-down y located superior to the maxillary canine   inverted y  
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a rounded prominence of bone that extend posterior to the third molar region   maxillary tuberosity  
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radiopaque bulge distal to the third molar region   maxillary tuberosity  
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a small, hook-like projection of bone located posterior to the maxillary tuberosity region   hamulus  
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radiopaque hook-like projection posterior to the maxillary tuberosity   hamulus  
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a bony projection of the maxilla that articulates with the zygoma   zygomatic process of the maxilla  
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j- or u-shaped radiopacity located superior to the maxillary first molar region   zygomatic process of the maxilla  
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cheek bone; composed of dense cortical bone   zygoma  
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diffuse, radiopaque band extending posterior from the zygomatic process of the maxilla   zygoma  
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