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joint connecting upper and lower jaws
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Synovial joint that articulates bones of upper and lower jaw. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_05 ]
Term info
Label
joint connecting upper and lower jaws
has broad synonym
jaw joint
has narrow synonym
craniomandibular joint
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0011171
taxon notes
Some synapsids retained two pairs of jaw joints - quadrate-articular and tempero-mandibular, but this unusual paired condition did not last long
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- skeletal joint and connects some skeleton of upper jaw and connects some skeleton of lower jaw