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

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Maxilla  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bone, Maxillary
  • Bones, Maxillary
  • Maxillae
  • Maxillary Bone
  • Maxillary Bones

Note

  • the upper jaw bone (jawbone) only; check text for loose use of "maxillary" to mean "jaw", not precisely MAXILLA; /blood supply: consider also MAXILLARY ARTERY; /growth: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; /inj: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; /innerv: consider also MAXILLARY NERVE

Scope note

  • One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008437

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