Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
*Corresponding author: OP Choudhary; Email: dr.om.choudhary@gmail.com
Online published on 7 February, 2019.
The present study has been carried out on the mandible of Zovawk. The mandible was the largest and heaviest bone of the skull. The mandibular symphysis was fully ossified forming an immovable joint. The mandible of Zovawk carried 6 incisor, 2 canines, 8 premolars and 6 molars. The caudal articular extremity on dorsal surface presented condylar process and coronoid process with the intervening mandibular notch. The mandibular tuberosity was not recorded in the present study. The coronoid process curved caudally and extended caudo-dorsally above the condyle to form the highest point of the mandible. The mandibular foramen was large, which marked the entrance into mandibular canal which traversed laterally on the mandible and opened in the mental foramen at the level below the lower cheek teeth. The length and height of the mandible were 25.02±0.09 cm and 10.54±0.07 cm, respectively in Zovawk.
Mandible, Zovawk, Morphological, Mental foramen
