jaw joint

collocation in English

meaningsofjawandjoint

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jaw
noun
uk
/dʒɔː/us
/dʒɑː/
the lower part of your face that moves when you open ...
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joint
adjective
uk
/dʒɔɪnt/us
/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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(Definition ofjawandjointfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These elements are homologous to the bones and cartilage of the primaryjawjointin non-mammalian jawed vertebrates.
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Behind thejawjointa robust hyomandibula is present.
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Clicking of thejawjointmay also develop.
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Its primitivejawjointis located between the quadrate and articular bones, and its derived, mammalian jaw joint is located between the squamosal and dentary bones.
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Their close proximity to thejawjoint, however, allows for more crushing power to be exerted.
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Itsjawjointsuggests it processed food with a forward motion.
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It forms thejawjointby articulating with the quadrate bone of the skull.
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Finally, during the range of motion assessment, a record ofjawjointvibrations and sounds are made.
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At the back of the jaw is the retroarticular region, which extends backward from thejawjoint.
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In later mammal ancestors, the articular and quadrate separated from thejawjointwhile the articular developed into the malleus bone of the middle ear.
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The retroarticular process, a prominent projection at the rear of the lower jaw, is elongated, about as long as thejawjointsurface.
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The long snout and lower jaws curve strongly upwards; the tangent at the point of the snout is perpendicular to that of thejawjoint.
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The only joint was thejawjointitself, and psittacosaurs could slide their lower jaws forward and backward on the joint, permitting a shearing action.
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Thejawjointwas weak and moved backwards and forwards with a shearing action, instead of the more common sideways or up and down movements.
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It had a very weakjawjointcompared with modern-day sharks, but it compensated for that with very strong jaw-closing muscles.
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The reflected lamina is found on the articular bone, which connects to the quadrate bone of the skull to form thejawjoint.
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The evolutionary process leading to a three-ossicle middle ear was thus an accidental bi-product of the simultaneous evolution of the new, secondaryjawjoint.
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Because of the complexity of their molars and the fact that they possess the dentary-squamosaljawjoint, though, they have generally been regarded as mammals.
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Temporomandibular jaw pain (chronic pain in thejawjoint), and cervicogenic headache (headache caused by pain in muscles of the neck) are also possible diagnoses.
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It has a primitive pelvis and shoulder, and primitive skull details in the quadratojugal, squamosal, quadrate, jugal, and mandibular fenestra (in the cheek, jaw, andjawjoint).
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The mouthguard also helps to lock the top and bottom jaws together preventing painful damage to thejawjointcapsule when a boxer is struck by a hook.
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But mammals have a differentjawjoint, composed only of the dentary (the lower jaw bone, which carries the teeth) and the squamosal (another small skull bone).
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But mammals have a differentjawjoint, composed only of the dentary (the lower jaw bone which carries the teeth) and the squamosal (another small skull bone).
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In contrast to a flexible lowerjawjointprevalent in today's mammals, hadrosaurs had a unique hinge between the upper jaws and the rest of its skull.
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In contrast to a flexible lowerjawjointprevalent in today's mammals, a hadrosaur had a unique hinge between the upper jaws and the rest of its skull.
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