Tags: Anatomical Structure, Bone.

The mandible (from Latin mandibula jawbone) or inferior maxillary bone forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. In the midline on the anterior surface of the mandible is a faint ridge an indication of the mandibular symphysis where the bone is formed by the fusion of right and left processes during mandibular development.

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