Submaxilla (Noun)
Meaning
The jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The submaxilla forms a mobile lower jaw in the majority of vertebrates, providing the mouth with its characteristic hinged opening.
- The fossil record of vertebrates contains many ancient forms in which a distinct submaxilla has been present.
- Submaxilla ossification starts early in the embryo development and proceeds in later stages to complete the cartilage formed by a small piece of cartilage.
- Biologists and paleontologists have a clear interest in knowing more details of the inner structure of the submaxilla to apply them to correct evolutionist models.
- As part of an entire rearrangement of vertebrates' lower jaw, submaxilla transformation across diverse classes was discovered.