jaw bones
Chewing structure pair
The jaw bones are the bones forming the framework of the mouth—the upper maxilla and the movable lower mandible.
The term usually refers to the lower jaw: The dentist examined her jaw bones on the X-ray.
To jawbone is to talk at length or persuade through persistent discussion: The president jawboned Congress into supporting the bill.
Lower facial bone
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- temporomandibularOf the jaw hinge
- condyleRounded articular bone projection
- ramusAnatomical branching structure
coronoid process · mental foramen · symphysis · dentary · chin · dental arch · occlusion · bite
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- chewingCrushing food orally
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
Establishing who someone is
- skeletal remainsPreserved framework of deceased
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- ancestryFamily line of descent
Scientific name for humans
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
- australopithecineExtinct African human ancestor
- primateHigher mammal order member
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
mandible
Lower facial bone
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- temporomandibularOf the jaw hinge
- condyleRounded articular bone projection
ramus · coronoid process · mental foramen · symphysis · dentary · chin · dental arch · occlusion · bite · overbite
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- chewingCrushing food orally
identification
Establishing who someone is
- skeletal remainsPreserved framework of deceased
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
ancestry · sex determination · dental records · exhumation · osteology
Homo sapiens
Scientific name for humans
- NeanderthalExtinct archaic human species
- australopithecineExtinct African human ancestor
- primateHigher mammal order member