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Do frogs and toads have jaws?
In most species of frogs there are not teeth on the lower jaw. They have only teeth on their top maxilla. However, there is one species that does have them on their lower jaw but it is a rare species, Amphingnathodon. This species has teeth on the lower jaw.
What attachs to the jaw?
The jaw is attached to the skull by a hinged joint that allow movement of the lower mandible. apart from this, you could say the lower gum, teeth and tongue are attached to the jaw.
What is a submandibular gland?
Your submandibular glands are located below your tongue and toward your jaw near (distal and medial) the angle of the mandible where the bone angles up towards your jaw. Sub means below/under, mandible is the jaw bone.
What is The tongue is supported by?
The tongue is anchored to the jaw and the larynx.
Why do you have lumps on either sides of your temples that are seen when you open your mouth wide or when you chew candy or tough foods?
The lower jaw runs back from your chin and then curves up to attach to the skull, near the ear. When you chew, you move your lower jaw, and the part of the lower jaw that attaches to the skull also moves and sometimes "protrudes." If you put the tips of your forefingers slightly into your ears and wiggle your lower jaw, you will feel the part of the lower jaw that you notice sometimes protrudes.
What is the jaw called?
Upper jaw is a maxilla, and the lower jaw is a mandible.
How big is your tongue?
The length of your jaw
What are the mouth part of a cow?
The mouth parts if a cow are the lips, teeth, tongue, lower jaw, upper jaw, cheeks and palate.
Where in the body is the tongue located in anatomical terms?
The tongue is located in the mouth just above the larynx. It is attached to lower jaw and to the hyoid bone. It is made up of muscles covered by mucous membranes.
What muscle allows you to chew food?
The primary muscle used in chewing is called the masseter muscle. There is one on each side of the jaw. They attach to the zygomatic arch (cheekbone) above and the lateral (side) of the mandible (lower jaw). You can feel those muscles flex by placing your hands on the sides of your lower jaw in front of your ears and clenching your teeth.
Is the lower jaw of a mammal called mandible?
The lower jaw of a mammal is called a mandible. The upper jaw is the maxilla.
What names are given to the lower and upper jaw?
the name for the upper jaw is maxilla and the name for the lower jaw is mandible
