Ramus of the mandible

Study entry

Description

The vertical part, on each side.

Relations

The masseter inserts on the lateral surface and the angle; the medial pterygoid, on the medial surface below the mandibular foramen (the two flank the ramus).

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo»

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest