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In human anatomy, the mandible's coronoid process (from Greek korōnē 'hooked') is a thin, triangular eminence, which is flattened from side to side and varies in shape and size. Its anterior border is convex and is continuous below with the anterior border of the ramus .
A mental spine is a small projection of bone on the posterior aspect of the mandible in the midline. There are usually four mental spines: two superior and two inferior. Collectively they are also known as the genial tubercle, [1] genial apophysis and the Latin name spinae ment
The Coronoid process (from Greek korone, "like a crown") can refer to: The coronoid process of the mandible , part of the ramus mandibulae of the mandible The coronoid process of the ulna , a triangular eminence projecting forward from the upper and front part of the ulna
Normally the skull protects the brain from damage through its high resistance to deformation; the skull is one of the least deformable structures found in nature, needing the force of about 1 ton to reduce its diameter by 1 cm. [19] In some cases of head injury, however, there can be raised intracranial pressure through mechanisms such as a ...
The mandibular notch can be found in other mammals, such as dogs and cats. [1] There can be significant variation in its shape even within the same species. [3] Archaeological evidence shows that the mandibular notch is different in other hominidae, such as neanderthals, and may be asymmetrical.
The radial notch of the ulna (lesser sigmoid cavity) is a narrow, oblong, articular depression on the lateral side of the coronoid process; it receives the circumferential articular surface of the head of the radius. It is concave from before backward, and its prominent extremities serve for the attachment of the annular ligament.
Areas of muscle attachments are outlined in red; the black box indicates the coronoid process (Latin: processus coronoideus mandibulae). Public domain Public domain false false This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer .
Behind the optic foramen the anterior clinoid process is directed backward and medialward and gives attachment to the cerebellar tentorium . Behind the tuberculum sellae is a deep depression, the sella turcica, containing the fossa hypophyseos, which lodges the pituitary gland, and presents on its anterior wall the middle clinoid processes.