Each of the following is a structure of the mandible EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

a. The ramus
b. The condyle
c. The coronoid process
d. The hamulus


d. The hamulus is a very small hook-like process of bone that extends downward and slightly backward from the sphenoid bone. It appears radiopaque and can occasionally be seen posterior to the maxillary tuberosity.

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