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Mandible is the largest and strongest bone of the human skull. It is commonly known as the lower jaw. It is located inferior to the maxilla. It is composed of a horseshoe-shaped body which lodges the teeth, and a pair of rami which projects upwards to form a temporomandibular joint.<ref>Breeland G, Aktar A, Patel BC. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532292/#:~:text=The%20mandible%20is%20the%20largest,that%20creates%20the%20lower%20jawline. Anatomy, head and neck, mandible.] StatPearls [Internet]. 2021 Jun 18.</ref><ref>BD_Chaurasia’s_Human_Anatomy, Volume 3 - Head-Neck and Brain 6th Edition. Page number:32-36</ref> | Mandible is the largest and strongest bone of the human skull. It is commonly known as the lower jaw. It is located inferior to the maxilla. It is composed of a horseshoe-shaped body which lodges the teeth, and a pair of rami which projects upwards to form a temporomandibular joint.<ref>Breeland G, Aktar A, Patel BC. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532292/#:~:text=The%20mandible%20is%20the%20largest,that%20creates%20the%20lower%20jawline. Anatomy, head and neck, mandible.] StatPearls [Internet]. 2021 Jun 18.</ref><ref>BD_Chaurasia’s_Human_Anatomy, Volume 3 - Head-Neck and Brain 6th Edition. Page number:32-36</ref> | ||
== Anatomy == | == Anatomy == | ||
{{#ev:youtube|jp55Ohh1kDY}}<ref>MANDIBLE - GENERAL FEATURES & ATTACHMENTS. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp55Ohh1kDY lasted accessed: 2022-02-08</ref> | |||
== Ossification == | == Ossification == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Mandible is the largest and strongest bone of the human skull. It is commonly known as the lower jaw. It is located inferior to the maxilla. It is composed of a horseshoe-shaped body which lodges the teeth, and a pair of rami which projects upwards to form a temporomandibular joint.[1][2]
Anatomy[edit | edit source]
Ossification[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Breeland G, Aktar A, Patel BC. Anatomy, head and neck, mandible. StatPearls [Internet]. 2021 Jun 18.
- ↑ BD_Chaurasia’s_Human_Anatomy, Volume 3 - Head-Neck and Brain 6th Edition. Page number:32-36
- ↑ MANDIBLE - GENERAL FEATURES & ATTACHMENTS. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp55Ohh1kDY lasted accessed: 2022-02-08
