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Q: What are the two bones for the jaw called?
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What is the bone that is known as your jaw bone?

A person has two jaw bones. One upper jaw bone called the maxilla and the lower bone called the mandible. The maxilla doesn't move but the mandible does. The muscle (masseter) that closes the two is one of the strongest muscles in the human body.


5 bones that make up the face?

The vomer bone,two nasal bones, two zygomatic bones, two lacrimal bones, two inferior nasal concha bones, two palatine bones, two fused maxillae, and on mandible.


How many facial bones is there in the jaw bones?

There are 14 facial bones in the jaw


What is a part of your body where two bones move called?

A Joint (I)?! Elbow, hip, knee, finger, jaw, neck, ankle A Joint (I)?!


Total number of bones in human jaw?

Two. the Maxilla and the Mandible. The teeth are not included because they are not bones


How many bones are in your skull and jaw?

there are 23 bones in your skull and jaw altogether.


How many bones in your skull and jaw?

there are 23 bones in your skull and jaw altogether.


Aclasta by novartis side effects on jaw bones?

aclasta side effegts on jaw bones


What are the two bones you feel at the base of your skull?

In an adult head, the two bones are the cranium and the hinged jaw bone.


What bones make up the nose bones?

The bridge of the nose is called the nasal bone. It is constructed out of two different bones that are oblong shaped and can be larger in different people.


What two bones does the jaw joint include?

The jaw joint, also known as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), includes the mandible (lower jaw bone) and the temporal bone (part of the skull).


Do fish have jaw bones?

yes