Mandible
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 下顎骨
- Reading
- かがくこつ
- English
- Mandible
- Latin
- Mandibula
Connections
Muscles arising here
Connected by
Muscles inserting here
Articles
A dedicated article on this structure is in preparation.
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