Part Of Ramus Research Articles

CHOUDHARY, O. P.; SINGH, I.; BHARTI, S. K.; MOHD, K. I.; SATHAPATHY, S. & MRIGESH, M. Gross and morphometricalstudies on mandible of blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra). Int. J. Morphol., 33(2):428-432, 2015.SUMMARY: The present study has been done on the mandible of blackbuck. The mandible was a paired bone. It was the largestbone of the skull, and it was made up of two halves, which were united with immovable articulation forming mandibular symphysis . Itpresented for description three surfaces and three borders. The lingual sur-face was smooth and concave. Its symphyseal surface wasrough and irregular. The most prominent part of the curve of the ramus formed the angle of the jaw; the part of the ramus between thebody and the angle was called horizontal part and carries the lower cheek teeth. The part of the ramus above the angle was termed thevertical part. The vertical part of ramus was non-tooth bearing, expanded vertical part of mandible. Each ramus presented for d escriptiontwo surfaces, two borders and two extremities. The lateral surface was widest at the angle and tapers towards the extremities.KEY WORDS: Blackbuck; Mandible; Ramus; Teeth.