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Stomatognathic System > Jaw > Mandible
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Facial Bones > Jaw > Mandible
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Facial Bones > Jaw > Mandible

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Mandible  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Mylohyoid Ridge
  • Mylohyoid Ridges
  • Ridge, Mylohyoid
  • Ridges, Mylohyoid

Note

  • /growth: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; /innerv: consider also MANDIBULAR NERVE

Scope note

  • The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008334

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