Ana3D

mandible

Mandibula

Skeletal

3D model: mandible
mandible
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In 3 atlases

Key points

  • The mandible forms the lower jaw and belongs to the viscerocranium, the facial skeleton.
  • It consists of a curved body and an ascending ramus on each side, with an angle where each ramus meets the body.
  • Each condylar process forms a temporomandibular joint with the temporal bone.
  • The mandible supports the lower teeth and provides attachments for muscles that move the jaw, tongue and floor of the mouth.

Read the guide: Mandible: anatomy, location and function

Definition

the lower jaw bone

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Neighbouring structures

Identifiers

TA2
835
TA98
A02.1.15.001
FMA
52748
UBERON
0001684
Wikidata
Q5283631