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Who is the only animal with a movable upper jaw?
The gecko has a movable upper jaw. This is one of the reasons a gecko has such a strong and fierce bite.
How do you spell the human jaw?
The human jaw consists of two parts, one fixed and one movable. The fixed jaw is the maxilla (upper jaw) and the movable lower jaw is the mandible.
What does the upper jaw do?
Upper jaw is stable and is not movable. Together with lower jaw, it forms a DYNAMIC masticating system. Together both jaws also help in phonation.
How many bones movable bones does the skull have?
Only one, the mandible or lower jaw.Only one, the lower jaw or mandible.
The only movable bone of the face is the?
mandible or lower jaw is the movable portion of our skull....
Why can you move your lower jaw and not the upper jaw?
Because your upper jaw is part of your skull which is connected to your spine and your lower jaw is connected to your upper jaw by a hinge type joint that allows you to move your lower jaw so that we can eat. So therefore we cannot move our upper jaw because that would require moving our head which would move our lower jaw too.
Are both jaws on a fish equally movable?
No, it is not because it does not really use the top jaw to move and chew with.
What bone is the only movable im the scull?
Only the jaw is moveable (also known as a lower mandible or jawbone).
How is the lower jaw helpful to us?
It is the only movable jaw in our whole body. It is also known as the lower mandible. It helps us to talk, chew food, etc.
What is the jaw called?
Upper jaw is a maxilla, and the lower jaw is a mandible.
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
Are both jaws of the perch equally moveable?
No both jaws on the fish are not equally movable, only the lower jaw (mandible) is movable to chew food
