25 Questions
What is the direction of the passage of the infraorbital canals and foramen?
From the orbit region to the face region
What is the location of the infraorbital canals and foramen?
In the orbit region
What is the purpose of the infraorbital canals and foramen?
To connect the orbit region to the face region
Which region do the infraorbital canals and foramen pass to?
The face region
What passes from the orbit region to the face region?
The infraorbital canals and foramen
Where is the incisive foramen located?
In the anterior portion
What is the function of the alveolar process?
To support the maxillary teeth
Which part of the maxilla contains the incisive foramen?
Anterior portion
What is the alveolar process a part of?
Maxilla
What does the alveolar process support?
The maxillary teeth
Where is the mandibular foramen located?
On the medial side of the ramus
What is the name of the process located anteriorly in the superior part of the ramus?
Coronoid process
What is the name of the notch that separates the coronoid process and the condylar process?
Mandibular notch
What is the posterior part of the superior ramus divided into?
Coronoid process and condylar process
What is the name of the part of the mandible that the mandibular foramen is located on?
Ramus of the mandible
What is the primary function of the mandible?
Forms the lower jaw
Where is the mental foramen located in relation to the mandible?
Anterior part of the lateral surface of the body
Which of the following bones does the mandible not form?
Upper jaw
What is a characteristic of the neck?
It forms a condyle superiorly
What is the name of the foramen located on the anterior part of the lateral surface of the mandible?
Mental foramen
On which surface of the mandible is the mental foramen located?
Lateral surface
Where does the lateral pterygoid muscle attach?
To the pterygoid fovea on the neck
What is the location of the pterygoid fovea?
On the neck
What structure forms a condyle?
The neck
Which muscle is attached to the neck?
Lateral pterygoid muscle
Study Notes
Maxilla
- Has a neck that forms a condyle superiorly
- Lateral pterygoid muscle attaches to pterygoid fovea on the neck
- Infraorbital canals and foramen pass from the orbit region to the face region
- Incisive foramen located in the anterior portion
- Alveolar process supports all maxillary teeth
Mandible
- Forms the lower jaw
- Superior part divides into coronoid process anteriorly and condylar process posteriorly
- Mandibular notch separates coronoid and condylar processes
- Mandibular foramen located on medial side of ramus
- Mental foramen lies on anterior part of lateral surface of the body
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