ramus
Jawbone's ascending projection
A ramus is a branch or branching structure, used almost exclusively in anatomy.
The ramus of the jawbone is the vertical portion that rises from each side of the lower jaw.
Nerve and blood vessel branches are also called rami.
Plural: rami.
Division or woody limb
- twigSlender woody shoot
- stemPlant's central axis
- shootDischarge or capture
- nodeConnection point in networks
internode · axil · bifurcate · ramification · offshoot · branchlet · lateral · apical
Signal-carrying body fiber
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- branchDivision or woody limb
- pubisAnterior pelvic bone
ischium · vertebra · spinal · dorsal · ventral · cutaneous · innervation · vasculature
Lower facial bone
- jawboneLower skull bone
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- condyleRounded articular bone projection
- coronoidShaped like crow's beak
alveolar · temporomandibular · occlusion · dentition · mastication · ascending · horizontal · angle
Tined eating tool
- splitSeparation into parts
- divideSeparate into parts
- divergeSeparate into directions
- junctionPoint where things meet
Y-shaped · dichotomy · branching · subdivision · separation · cleft · convergence · intersection
branch
Division or woody limb
node · internode · axil · bifurcate · ramification · offshoot · branchlet · lateral · apical · dichotomous
nerve
Signal-carrying body fiber
pubis · ischium · vertebra · spinal · dorsal · ventral · cutaneous · innervation · vasculature · anastomosis
mandible
Lower facial bone
coronoid · alveolar · temporomandibular · occlusion · dentition · mastication · ascending · horizontal · angle · notch
fork
Tined eating tool
junction · Y-shaped · dichotomy · branching · subdivision · separation · cleft · convergence · intersection · ramification