The mandible at different periods of life
Illustration of the mandible at different periods of life. Pictures of the bone at birth, in childhood and in old age.
| Term name | Layer | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandibular foramen | Layer 1 |
| 2 | Mandibular canal | Layer 1 |
| 3 | Alveolar yokes | Layer 1 |
| 4 | Angle of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 5 | Angle of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 6 | Angle of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 7 | Condylar process | Layer 1 |
| 8 | Pterygoid fovea | Layer 1 |
| 9 | Coronoid process | Layer 1 |
| 10 | Mylohyoid groove | Layer 1 |
| 11 | (Masseteric tuberosity) | Layer 1 |
| 12 | Submandibular fossa | Layer 1 |
| 13 | Alveolar part | Layer 1 |
| 14 | Mylohyoid line | Layer 1 |
| 15 | Oblique line | Layer 1 |
| 16 | Mental foramen | Layer 1 |
| 17 | Mental tubercle | Layer 1 |
| 18 | Mental protuberance | Layer 1 |
| 19 | Head of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 20 | Mandibular notch | Layer 1 |
| 21 | Lingula | Layer 1 |
| 22 | Ramus of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 23 | (Mandibular torus) | Layer 1 |
| 24 | Base of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 25 | Neck of mandible | Layer 1 |
| 26 | Body of mandible | Layer 1 |