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Stomatognathic System > Jaw
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Facial Bones > Jaw
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Facial Bones > Jaw

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Jaw  

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Note

  • upper jaw = MAXILLA; lower jaw = MANDIBLE; French "maxillaires" usually means jaws not necessarily maxilla

Scope note

  • Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.

History note

  • 1965; was JAWS 1963-1964

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007568

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