upper jaw in English
maxilla, upper part of the mandible
Use "upper jaw" in a sentence
1. Zygomaticomaxillary fractures (broken Cheekbone/upper jaw): The zygomas (Cheekbones) are attached at several points to the upper jaw (maxilla) and bones of the skull
2. Most frogs have teeth only on their upper jaw.
3. Note: Beaked whales lack teeth in the upper jaw
4. The bill of Billfishes results from the specialization of the upper jaw bone.
5. Baleen is a series of stiff, flexible material that hang from the upper jaw
6. As with all halfbeaks, the upper jaw lifts upwards when the fish is opening its mouth.
7. And he lost his lower jaw, his lip, his chin and his upper jaw and teeth.
8. The maxillary (upper jaw) Cuspid (canine or eyetooth) is the second most common tooth to become impacted.
9. Bowheads are baleen whales, with about 250-350 keratinous baleen plates on each side of the upper jaw
10. The cartilaginous upper jaw of an ancestral Amniote consists of the palatoquadrate cartilage, which is a single element.
11. The Bluegill is a small-mouthed sunfish with the upper jaw not reaching past the front of the eye
12. Well, Barramundis typically have a long body with a unique upper jaw that makes it easy to identify them
13. A knob joined to a shaft advances a rod to move the upper jaw from an open position to a closed position.
14. The anterior and posterior face heights were altered, the body of the upper jaw diminished in size, the II angle was normalised.
15. For Alligators, the upper jaw is wider than the lower one, so when they close their mouths, all their teeth are hidden
16. The bite-jumping-appliance BJA is a special functional appliance which affects the upper jaw comparably to activator-headgear combinations (SNA angle).
17. Technology [edit edit source] Baleen is a flexible, horn-like material from the upper jaw of the whale, and grows in plates.
18. Bone graft repair allows permanent teeth to descent into the Cleft while providing stability to the upper jaw and support to the nose.
19. What do Bowheads look like? Bowheads are named after their unique, steeply arched upper jaw and mouth which are shaped like an archer’s bow
20. Barbel definition is - a European freshwater cyprinid fish (Barbus barbus) with four Barbels on its upper jaw; also : any of various closely related fishes.
21. What does Canine mean? A sharp-pointed tooth on either side of the upper jaw and lower jaw, between the incisors and the bicuspids, having a lo
22. The Babirusa is a bizarre-looking pig with males having curved tusks growing vertically up through its upper jaw and curving back down to pierce the skull between the eyes
23. A large-scaled fish with two barbels on each side of its upper jaw, the Carp lives alone or in small schools in quiet, weedy, mud-bottomed ponds, lakes, and rivers.
24. Kids Definition of Baleen : a tough material that hangs down from the upper jaw of whales without teeth and is used by the whale to filter small ocean animals out of seawater
25. Computer studies suggest that Allosaurus attacked by using its upper jaw like a machete to hack at its victim, then it used its lower jaw to bite out a slice of meat, although
26. Both specimens MWC 1 and UMNH VP 5278 show only 11 teeth in each dentary, which were, as shown by the latter specimen, slightly straighter and less sturdy than those of the upper jaw.
27. ‘The ‘whalebone’ whales have hundreds of Baleen plates, up to twelve feet long, hanging down from their upper jaw.’ ‘These whales are distinguished from the toothed whales by having Baleen, or whalebone, as part of the mouth structure.’
28. The lower part of the face is influenced in its profile by the anterior points of the basal-arches of the upper jaw (subnasale) and of the lower jaw (gnathion) and by the attached alveolar-processes and teeth.
29. The two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means) has 20 teeth on each side of the upper jaw (4 of which are on the premaxilla), 16 teeth on each side of the lower jaw, and 14–15 on each vomer.
30. Babirusa definition, an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa, the male of which has upper canine teeth growing upward through the roof of the mouth and curving toward the eyes, and lower canine teeth growing upward outside the upper jaw
31. The common Carp is a heavy-bodied minnow with a long dorsal fin containing 17–21 rays, a stout, saw-toothed spine at the front of both dorsal and anal fins, and two barbels on each side of upper jaw
32. Baleen whale definition is - any of a suborder (Mysticeti) of usually large whales typically of colder waters that lack teeth but have Baleen plates in the upper jaw which are used to filter chiefly small crustaceans (such as krill) out of large quantities of seawater.
33. Billfish are characterized by a long spearlike or swordlike upper jaw or beak that may be used to stun prey during feeding; although this bill has been employed in apparent aggression to spear objects, including boats, it is not deliberately used to spear prey