Subdivision of head that consists of the lower jaw skeletal elements plus associated soft tissue (skin, lips, muscle)[cjm]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_jaw ]
Synonyms: mandibular part of mouth
Term information
- Wikipedia:Lower_jaw
- ncithesaurus:Lower_Jaw
- EHDAA:7995
- EHDAA2:0001018
- EFO:0003660
- EMAPA:17906
- AAO:0000272
- FMA:59398
- MESH:D008334
- VHOG:0000453
- SCTID:362637005
uberon_slim, efo_slim, vertebrate_core
Inferior mandibular arch located on the anterior and lateral sides of the skull.[AAO]
Subsequent vertebrate evolution has also involved major alterations to the pharynx; perhaps the most notable occurred with the evolution of the gnathostomes. This involved substantial modifications to the most anterior pharyngeal segments, with the jaw forming from the first, anterior, pharyngeal segment, while the second formed its supporting apparatus, the hyoid.[well established][VHOG]
Term relations
- organism subdivision
- has skeleton some skeleton of lower jaw
- develops from some mandibular prominence
- part of some jaw region