Anatomy Lab: maxilla and mandible

The more prominent facial ridge over each of the roots of the maxillary canines, the ___ ____

canine eminence

Inferior to the infraorbital foramen is an elongated depression, the ___ ____ which is just posterosuperior to each of the roots of the maxillary canines

canine fossa

The infraorbital foramen also has a ___ relationship on the ipsilateral side of the face

linear

the ____ nerve is branch of mandibular nerve that provides sensory innervation to the anterior two thirds of the tongue

lingual

Overhanging the mandibular foramen is a bony spine, the _____ which serves as an attachment for the sphenomandibular ligament associated with the temporomandibular joint.

lingula

The _____ is a single fused facial bone that forms the lower jaw and is the only freely movable bone of the skull. This almost horseshoe-shaped bone is also the strongest facial bone, with an upward sloping part at each end

mandible

the _____ nerve (CNV3) branches include the inferior alveolar nerve, incisive nerve, mental nerve, and lingual nerve

mandibular

The incisive nerve is located within the ____ ____ ____, which is an anterior continuation of the mandibular canal bilaterally between the two mental foramina

mandibular incisive canal

Between the coronoid process and the condyle is a depression, the ___ ____ or sigmoid notch

mandibular notch

In the midline on the anterior surface of the mandible is a faint ridge, an indication of the ____ _____, demonstrating the fusion of right and left mandibular processes during the embryologic development of the mandible

mandibular symphysis

On the posterior part of the body of the maxilla is a rounded, roughened elevation, the ____ _____, just posterior to the most distal molar of the maxillary arch

maxillary tuberosity

In the patient, the the median palatine suture is covered by the ___ ___ ____, which is a midline tendinous band of tissue

median palatine raphe

The ____ nerve enters through the mental foramen and innervates the chin and soft tissue

mental

Farther posteriorly on the lateral surface of the mandible is the opening of the ___ ____ which is usually inferior to the apices of the mandibular premolars

mental foramen

The ___ ____ is the the bony prominence of the chin, located inferior to the roots of the mandibular incisors

mental protuberance

Topical anesthetic on the maxillary arch is put in the _____ folds so the dr. can give anesthetic and numb the teeth by infiltration

muccobuccal

A small groove, the ___ ____, passes anteriorly to and inferiorly from the mandibular foramen

mylohyoid groove

Along each medial surface of the body of the mandible is the ____ ___ or internal oblique ridge that extends posteriorly and superiorly, becoming more prominent as it moves superiorly onto the body of the mandible

mylohyoid line

Inferior to the coronoid notch, the anterior border of the ramus becomes the external ___ ____, a crest where the mandibular ramus joins the body of the mandible

oblique line

Which nerve exits the foramen ovale into the infratremporal fossa?

Mandibular nerve CNV3

Posterosuperior on the maxillary tuberosity are the posterior superior ____ ____ that perforate the infratemporal surface of the maxilla multiple times. These foramina are where the posterior superior alveolar nerve branches and blood vessel branches enter the bone from the posterior and then open up onto the infratemporal surface of the maxilla

alveolar foramine

The root of each tooth of the maxillary arch is covered by a prominent facial ridge of bone, a part of the ___ ____ of the maxilla

alveolar process

Superior to this, the part of the lower jaw that usually contains the roots of the mandibular teeth within the alveoli is the ____ ____ of the mandible

alveolar process of the mandible

a ___ is when the nerve itself is reached and the anesthetic is deposited there

block

_____ numb larger areas than infiltration

blocks

The heavy horizontal part of the lower jaw inferior to the mental foramen is the ____ ____ ___ ____ or base

body of the mandible

On the medial surface of the mandibular ramus is the mandibular foramen The mandibular foramen is the opening of the mandibular _____

canal

The anterior border of the mandibular ramus is a thin, sharp margin that terminates in the ___ ____

coronoid process

Inferior to the articular surface of the condyle on the anterior surface of the neck is a triangular depression, the pterygoid ____

fovea

From the anterior view, each frontal process of the maxilla articulate with the ____ bone

frontal

___ ____ or mental spines, four small projections that serve as muscle attachments

genial tubercles

Behind the greater palatine foramen is the lesser palatine foramen which is where the dr. will place anesthetic to numb the soft palate if the patient has what?

hypersensitive gag reflex

The ____ ____ runs through the incisive canal for the lateral, canine, and centrals on one side

incisal nerve

The ____ nerve enters through the mental foramen and innervates the anterior mandibular teeth

incisive

For palatal, infiltration or block can be given. Anesthetic given in the ___ ___ blocks from canine to canine

incisive foramen

In the anterior midline between the articulating palatine processes of the maxillae, just palatal to the maxillary central incisors, is the ___ ___

incisive foramen

the ____ ____ nerve innervates posterior mandibular teeth

inferior alveolar

The incisive and mental nerves fuse to form the ____ ____ ___ which runs through the mandibular canal

inferior alveolar nerve

Each maxilla orbital surface is separated from the sphenoid bone by the ___ ____ ___

inferior orbital fissure

The infraorbital foramen is located approximately 10 mm inferior to the midpoint of the infraorbital rim of the orbit The infraorbital foramen transmits the ____ ____ and blood vessels

infraorbital foramen

The infraorbital sulcus becomes the infraorbital canal and then terminates on the facial surface of each maxilla as the ___ ____

infraorbital foramen

The groove in the floor of the orbital surface is the ___ ___

infraorbital sulcus

The upper jaw or maxilla consists of two maxilla fused together at the single ____ _____

intermaxillary suture

On the inferior aspect, each ___ ___ of the maxilla articulates with the other to form the anterior part of the hard palate

palatine process

Posteriorsuperior on the maxillary tuberosity are the posterior superior alveolar foramina that perforate the infratemporal surface of the maxilla multiple times. These foramina are where the ____ ____ alveolar nerve branches and blood vessel branches enter the bone from the posterior and then open up onto the infratemporal surface of the maxilla

posterior superior

At the lateral edge of each alveolar process of the mandible is a rounded, roughened area, the ___ ____, just posterior to the most distal mandibular molar, if present

retromolar triangle/pad

A shallow depression, the _____ fossa, which contains the sublingual salivary gland, is located superior to the anterior part of the mylohyoid line

sublingual

The maxillary nerve (CNV Division 2) branches into 3 different nerves. The ____ ____ alveolar nerve which comes from the infraorbital foramen and innervates the anterior teeth (canine to canine)

superior anterior

The maxillary nerve (CNV Division 2) branches into 3 different nerves. The ___ ____ alveolar nerve which comes from the infraorbital foramen and innervates the premolars AND the mesiobuccal root of the first molars

superior middle

The maxillary nerve (CNV Division 2) branches into 3 different nerves. The ____ ____ alveolar nerve which enters the maxilla through the maxillary tuberosity (posterior superior alveolar foramina) and innervates the molars EXCEPT the mesiobuccal root of the first molars

superior posterior

The mandible has a movable articulation with the temporal bones at each ___ ___

temporomandibular joint

Anesthetic given in the greater palatine foramen blocks what?

the entire palate

Each maxilla includes a body and four processes:

the frontal zygomatic palatine alveolar processes

Which nerve runs through the foramen rotundum and into the pterygopalatine fossa?

the maxillary nerve CN V2

From the lateral view, each ____ ____of the maxilla articulates at the zygomaticomaxillary suture with the maxillary process of the zygomatic bone laterally, completing the medial part of the infraorbital rim

zygomatic process