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The mandible and maxilla are parts of the skull bones, Which makes up the mouth.. * The Maxilla is the bony part which is attached to the cranial base to which the upper alveolar bone is fused . * The upper alveolar bone is the bony part in which the teeth of the upper arch are placed . * The Mandible is the -V- shaped bone that is attached to the cranial vault by the TMJ " temporo-mandibular joint", on which the lower alveolar bone is fused that carries the lower set of teeth .

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Q: Mandible and maxilla are the bony structures of which part of the human body?
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