On a panoramic radiograph, which of the following structures appears as a radiopaque bulge distal to the third molar region?

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The maxillary tuberosity appears radiopaque and bulbous distal to the third molar region on a panoramic radiograph. The hamulus is a small hook-shaped process that appears radiopaque at the posterior border of the pterygomandibular raphe, the coronoid process appears as a radiopaque projection on the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible, and the external auditory meatus appears as a radiolucent area in the temporal bone.

On a Panoramic Radiograph, Which of the Following Structures Appears