opening located on each side of the anterior- • lateral mandible, which is the exit site for a sensory nerve that .supplies the chin
The sensorynerve and bloodvessels that supply the lower teeth enter the mandibular .foramen and then follow this tunnel
Lingula—This small flap of bone is named for its shape (lingula = • “little tongue”). It is located immediately next to the mandibular foramen, on the medial side of the ramus
Sutures are a type of fibrous joint that are unique to the skull. They are .immovable and fuse completely around the age of 20
These joints are important in the context of trauma, as they represent points of potential weakness in the skull
the incompletely fused suture joints give rise to membranous gaps between the bones, known as fontanelles.
