maxillaries
Bones forming jaw
Maxillaries are the bones forming the upper jaw.
In anatomy, the maxillary bones hold the upper teeth and form part of the eye sockets, nasal cavity, and hard palate.
The term appears in medical and zoological contexts: The surgeon examined the patient's maxillaries.
As an adjective, maxillary describes things relating to the upper jaw: maxillary sinuses.
Lower skull bone
- upper jawFixed dental arch
- skullHead's bone casing
- mandibleLower facial bone
- palatineHaving kingly privileges
nasal cavity · orbit · sinuses · dentition · alveolar · cranium · bone structure · sutures
Oral feeding structures
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- labiumLip-like anatomical structure
- labrumSocket-encircling fibrocartilage
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
insect · beetle · ant · grasshopper · chewing · biting · palps · appendages
Of the throat cavity
- dentaryLower jaw bone
- teleostBony, ray-finned fish
- cichlidDiverse freshwater fish family
- pikeLong battlefield spear
barracuda · gape · bony fish · oral cavity · pharyngeal jaws
Rebuilding after destruction
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- fractureSplit in hard material
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- bone graftTransplanted skeletal tissue
titanium plate · oral surgery · trauma · repositioning · realignment · prosthesis · bone healing
jawbone
Lower skull bone
palatine · nasal cavity · orbit · sinuses · dentition · alveolar · cranium · bone structure · sutures · infraorbital
mouthparts
Oral feeding structures
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- labiumLip-like anatomical structure
- labrumSocket-encircling fibrocartilage
arthropod · insect · beetle · ant · grasshopper · chewing · biting · palps · appendages · feeding
pharyngeal
Of the throat cavity
pike · barracuda · gape · bony fish · oral cavity · pharyngeal jaws
reconstruction
Rebuilding after destruction
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- fractureSplit in hard material
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
bone graft · titanium plate · oral surgery · trauma · repositioning · realignment · prosthesis · bone healing