OntologieshcaoclassesUBERON:0002397   
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The bone which normally forms the lateral upper jaw in osteichthyans, including tetrapods.

Fusion of maxilla + premaxilla

Defined byuberon
Also appears incpontclomfmomondohra + 6
Related Synonyms
maxillae
maxillary bone
Broad Synonyms
upper jaw bone
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uberon

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Maxilla

UBPROP_0000001
  • Dermal bone that forms part of the upper jaw, located antero-ventral to the premaxilla. The maxilla is a paired bone.[TAO]
  • Paired, intramembranous bone located on the lateral sides of the skull, posterior to the premaxillae.[AAO]
UBPROP_0000002
  • relationship loss: overlaps autopalatine-maxillary joint (TAO:0001942)[TAO]
  • relationship loss: overlaps premaxillary-maxillary joint (TAO:0002260)[TAO]
UBPROP_0000005

In some teleosts, the maxilla is located postero-ventral to the supramaxilla. Commonly, the articular process of the maxilla articulates with the autopalatine and ethmoidal region antero-medially. The maxilla is usually the largest bone in the upper jaw assemblage.[TAO]

UBPROP_0000007

maxillary

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