Lower jaw consisting of the horizontal body and two perpendicular rami that end in the coronoid and condylar processes. The condyle articulates in the temporal fossae with the temporomandibular joint.
A marshmallow is a highly mandible food; the hard candy called the jawbreaker is not. The word mandible, meaning chewable, derives from the Latin mandere, meaning to chew, the word developed this meaning in the mid seventeenth century, although a hundred years earlier it had been adopted by anatomists as the name for the lower jaw. A related Latin word, manducare, is the source of the English word manducate, meaning to chew food, and is also the source of the French word manger, meaning to eat. Masticate, meaning to chew food to a pulp developed from a different source, namely, the Latin masticha, a word denoting a chewable tree resin.
The lower bone in the jaw.
Large bone making up the lower jaw, consisting of a horizontal part, a horseshoe-shaped body, and two perpendicular branches that connect to the body. The mandible contains sockets for the 16 lower teeth and grooves and attachments for the facial artery and various muscles.
The lower jawbone. It consists of a horseshoe-shaped body, the upper surface of which bears the lower teeth and two vertical branches (rami). Rounded protuberances (condyles) at the top of the rami articulate with the temporal bones of the cranium via the temporomandibular joint (a hinge joint).
The horseshoe-shaped bone forming the lower jaw.
The mandible, a horseshoe-shaped bone that connects to the skull through the temporomandibular joints.
The mandible, commonly known as the lower jaw, is comprised of two fused bone segments that shape a U formation. The upper surface of the mandible holds the lower set of teeth. This bone is connected to the remainder of the skull through the temporomandibular joint. Unlike other bones in the skull, the mandible is unique in its ability to move. Cheek muscles control its movement, enabling actions like chewing and speech.