- Angle of the mandible
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Latin = angulus mandibulae
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Caption = Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Angle labeled at bottom right. Lateral surface.)
Caption2 = Mandible. Inner surface. Side view. (Angle visible but not labeled. Medial surface.)
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At the junction of the lower border of theramus of the mandible with the posterior border is the angle of the mandible, which may be either inverted or everted and is marked by rough, oblique ridges on each side, for the attachment of theMasseter laterally, and thePterygoideus internus medially; thestylomandibular ligament is attached to the angle between these muscles.
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