JAW
It is an odd bone that contains the lower dental arch. It consists of a horizontal portion, the body, and two perpendicular portions, the branches, which join the body at an almost right angle.
Body
Outer Face
Mentonian Lump & #8211; triangular eminence
Inner Face
Borders
Branches
They have two faces, four edges and two processes:
THE Jaw hinges with two bones: Temporal (2).
JAW & #8211; PREVIOUS VIEW |
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Source: NETTER, Frank H .. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2 ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000. |
JAW & #8211; SIDE VIEW |
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Source: NETTER, Frank H .. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2 ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000. |
JAW & #8211; MEDIAL VIEW |
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Source: NETTER, Frank H .. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2 ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000. |
JAW & #8211; INTERMEDIATE VIEW |
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Source: NETTER, Frank H .. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2 ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000. |
JAW & #8211; BACK VIEW |
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Source: NETTER, Frank H .. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2 ed. Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000. |
Face Skeleton Fourteen (14) bones |
Voer (01) Zygomatic (02) Jaw (02) Palatine (02) Nasal (02) Lacrimal (02) Lower Nasal Shell (02) |