#alveolar_ridge__gum_ridge__gumridge__alveolar_process a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
supertype: #outgrowth__process__proces a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
part: #tooth_socket #alveolar_artery
part of: #jaw the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
part of: #skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
part of: #head__caput the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
part of: #animal__animate_being__animatebeing__beast__brute__creature__fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
part of: #axial_skeleton__axialskeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
part of: #endoskeleton the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
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