Bilateral posterior vertical extensions of the mandibular body. At the superior border, each ramus ends in two processes: the coronoid, which is anterior, and the condyle, which is separated posteriorly by a deep concavity.
A branch or branching part.
A branch of a nerve, artery or vein.
The ascending part on each side of the mandible.
Small branch, especially of a nerve or blood vessels.
A branching structure from a larger anatomical structure such as a nerve or blood vessel.
A branch; one of the divisions of a forked structure.
A subsidiary division, typically of a nerve or blood vessel.
A slender projection extending from a larger bone, like the ramus of the lower jaw.