mandible
Chin's bony anchor
The mandible is the lower jaw—the hinged bone that moves when you chew or speak.
In anatomy, it's the only movable bone of the skull.
The term extends to the jaw-like mouthparts of insects and crustaceans, the paired structures they use for grasping and cutting food: The beetle's mandibles clicked as it fed.
Upper jaw bone
temporomandibular · hinge · joint · occlusion · overbite · underbite · gums · teeth
Teeth-based food breakdown
crunch · clamp · nibble · munch · bolus · teeth · incisors · molars
Hard skeletal tissue
- maxillaUpper jaw bone
- craniumSkull bone structure
- skullHead's bone casing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
ossified · anatomy · fossil · vertebrate · osteology · temporal · condyle · ramus
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- beetleHard-winged insect
- antSmall colonial insect
- cricketChirping legged insect
- grasshopperJumping insect, long legs
dragonfly · pincer · labrum · labium · mouthparts · chitin · exoskeleton · entomology
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
vocalization · talking · speaking · lockjaw · tetanus
maxilla
Upper jaw bone
muzzle · temporomandibular · hinge · joint · occlusion · overbite · underbite · gums · teeth · mouth
mastication
Teeth-based food breakdown
grind · crunch · clamp · nibble · munch · bolus · teeth · incisors · molars · premolars
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
skeleton · ossified · anatomy · fossil · vertebrate · osteology · temporal · condyle · ramus · coronoid
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
grasshopper · dragonfly · pincer · labrum · labium · mouthparts · chitin · exoskeleton · entomology · invertebrate
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
phonetics · vocalization · talking · speaking · lockjaw · tetanus