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36 Cards in this Set
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The mandible consists of a vertical...
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ramus.
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The mandible consists of a horizontal...
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body.
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Anteriorly the body of the mandible presents a ...
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mental eminence
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On either side of the mental eminence the body is pierced by the...
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mental foramen.
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The lower border of the mandible is strong and...
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rounded.
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The alveolar margin bears the...
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teeth.
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Superiorly the ramus terminates in two...
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processes.
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The two processes of the ramus are the posterior ... process, and the anterior ... process.
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condylar/coronoid
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Seperating the two processes of the ramus is the ...
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mandibular notch.
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The condylar process ends in a knuckle-like...
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mandibular condyle.
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The lower edge of the body and the posterior edge of the ramus meet at the...
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angle of the mandible
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On the inner surface of each ramus, below the mandibular notch, is a small projection called the...
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lingula.
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Interiorly, the lingula overlaps the ...
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mandibular foramen.
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Starting at the base of the of the lingula and running obliquely down the inner surface of the body is the...
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mylohyoid line.
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Anteriorly, below the incisors, are two small, sharp spikes of bone called...
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mental tubercles.
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The U shaped bone situated 1/2 inch below the mandible is called the...
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hyoid.
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The hyoid is suspended in place by...
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ligaments and muscle.
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Posterior to the mandibular notch is the...
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condylar process.
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The hyoid has a ... shaped body.
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rectangular
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The hyoid bone consists of ... parts.
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five
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Posterior to the body of the hyoid are two projecting...
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greater cornua.
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Superior to the greater cornua are the ...
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lesser cornua.
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The five parts of the hyoid are the...
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body, 2 greater cornua, 2 lesser cornua
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Anterior to the mandibular arch is the...
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coronoid process.
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The teeth of the upper jaw are called the…
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maxillary teeth.
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The teeth of the lower jaw are called the…
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mandibular teeth.
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Teeth are bilaterally…
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symmetrical.
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In humans maxillary and mandibular teeth are…
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symmetrical.
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The incisor closest to the midline is called the…
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medial incisor.
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The incisor lateral to the midline is called the…
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lateral incisor.
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The last three teeth are…
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molars.
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The incisors canines and premolars (except PM1) of the mandible have…
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one root.
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PM 1 and the lower molars have … roots.
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two.
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The upper molars have … roots.
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three.
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The projecting part of the tooth is called the…
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crown.
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At the junction of the tooth and the crown is a constricted area called the…
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neck.
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