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What is a process just above a condyle?
Above a condyle is a structure known as the epicondyle. Epicondyles are bony protrusions located near the condyle that serve as attachment points for ligaments and tendons, providing stability to the joint.
What is the name of the plane that separates the mouth into a maxillary and mandibular section?
The plane that separates the mouth into a maxillary and mandibular section is called the occlusal plane.
What is a knuckle like process that always occurs at a joint?
condyle
What are mandibular teeth?
Mandibular teeth are the set of teeth located in the lower jaw, known as the mandible. They are used for biting and chewing food and are essential for proper digestion. Mandibular teeth include incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.
What is the name of one of two holes on the anterior of the mandibular body?
The mental foramen is one of the two holes on the anterior of the mandibular body, located near the lower premolar teeth.
What keeps the mandibular condyle from slipping out of its fossa in a posterior direction?
The articular disc of the temporomandibular joint acts as a cushion and helps maintain the mandibular condyle in position within the fossa. Ligaments, muscles, and the shape of the condyle and fossa also contribute to stabilizing the joint and preventing the condyle from slipping posteriorly.
Is the coronoid process of the mandible anterior or posterior to the mandibular condyle?
The coronoid process of the mandible is anterior to the mandibular condyle. It serves as the site of attachment for the temporalis muscle, which plays a role in closing the jaw during chewing.
What are the landmark of mandible?
- head or condyle - mandibular notch or condular notch - neck ~just under the condyle - ramus - body - angle - mental foramen - protuberance~ the chin - alveolar processes of the mandible - oblique line
What is the function of condyle.?
The function of the occipial condyle is to join the first cervical vertebra, (first bone on the neck), to enable the head to move relative to the neck.
What bones does the maxilla articulate with?
The mandibular condyle articulates with the mandibular fossae of the temporal bone.
What is the function of the mandibular palp?
A mandibular palp is usually used to help guide food into the mouth and/or to aid in cleaning a crustacean or insect's body.
What is the difference between the elbow condyle and epicondyle in terms of their anatomical structure and function?
The elbow condyle is the rounded prominence at the end of the humerus bone, while the epicondyle is a bony projection above the condyle. The condyle helps with joint movement, while the epicondyle serves as an attachment point for muscles and ligaments.
What is the function of Sub-Mandibular Gland?
produces liquids produces liquids
What function does the tibia serve?
The Tibia serves as an articular surface for lateral condyle of the femur
What is a rounded process called?
condyle
What is the plural form of the word condyle?
The plural of condyle is condyles.
What the function of the occipital?
The function of the occipial condyle is to join the first cervical vertebra, (first bone on the neck), to enable the head to move relative to the neck.
