9 Mandible Bone

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< Mandible Bone

The U-shaped bone that forms the lower part of the skull. Also known as the jawbone.

<p>The U-shaped bone that forms the lower part of the skull. Also known as the jawbone.</p>
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Angle

The angle formed by the junction of the posterior and lower borders of the human lower jaw.

<p>The angle formed by the junction of the posterior and lower borders of the human lower jaw.</p>
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Body

The heavy, U-shaped, horizontal portion of the mandible extending posteriorly to the angle where it is continuous with the ramus; it supports the lower teeth.

<p>The heavy, U-shaped, horizontal portion of the mandible extending posteriorly to the angle where it is continuous with the ramus; it supports the lower teeth.</p>
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Condylar Process

The process on the mandible that ends in the mandibular condyle.

<p>The process on the mandible that ends in the mandibular condyle.</p>
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Coronoid Process

A flattened triangular projection above the angle of the jaw.

<p>A flattened triangular projection above the angle of the jaw.</p>
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Mandibular Condyle

The rounded protuberance on the back of the mandible which articulates with the mandibular fossa in the temporal bone, as part of the mandibular joint.

<p>The rounded protuberance on the back of the mandible which articulates with the mandibular fossa in the temporal bone, as part of the mandibular joint.</p>
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Mandibular Foramen

The opening into the mandibular canal on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible.

<p>The opening into the mandibular canal on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible.</p>
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Mandibular Notch

The curved depression on the upper border of the lower jaw between the coronoid process and the condyloid process.

<p>The curved depression on the upper border of the lower jaw between the coronoid process and the condyloid process.</p>
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Ramus

The vertical portion of the mandible.

<p>The vertical portion of the mandible.</p>