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Angle of the mandible

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located at the lowest, posterior, and lateral point on the angle. This site is at the apex of the maximum curvature of the mandible, where the ascending ramus becomes the body of the mandible.
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The mandibular angle has been named as a forensic tool for gender determination, but some studies have called into question whether there is any significant
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The angle of the mandible, which may be either inverted or everted, is marked by rough, oblique ridges on each side, for the attachment of the
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The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed.
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1870s American male skull. The angle of the mandible is visible just above the white number.
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Knowledge articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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at Human Anatomy Lecture (Biology 129), Pennsylvania State University
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Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Angle labeled at bottom right.)
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Mandible. Inner surface. Angle of mandible labeled at bottom right.
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Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Angle visible at bottom left.)
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The forensic term for the midpoint of the mandibular angle is the
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at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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Position of angle of the mandible (shown in red). Animation.
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at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Oral Cavity: Bones"
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Upadhyay RB, Upadhyay J, Agrawal P, Rao NN (January 2012).
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Angular process

Human skull

Latin
TA98
A02.1.15.025
TA2
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FMA
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Anatomical terminology
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posterior
ramus of the
mandible
masseter
pterygoideus internus
medial pterygoid muscle
stylomandibular ligament
cephalometric landmark
sex difference in humans
Ohngren's line
Position of angle of the mandible (shown in red). Animation.
Mandible bone. Position of angle shown in red.
Mandible
Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Angle labeled at bottom right.)
Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Angle visible at bottom left.)
The Pterygoidei; the zygomatic arch and a portion of the ramus of the mandible have been removed.
Mandible. Inner surface. Angle of mandible labeled at bottom right.

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