2.Either the upper or lower part of the beak in birds. 3.Any of various mouth organs of invertebrates used for seizing and biting food, especially either of a pair of such organs in insects and other arthropods. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latinmandibula, from Latinmandere...
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With a unilateral bite block, jaw displacement might occur on the non-supported side, at least on a micro-scale, due to activity (and variation in activity) of jaw-closing muscles and because the TMJ is not infinitely rigid. Thus during unilateral clenching, the reflex gain on the side ...
The cell body of the first lies within the central nervous system and that of the second in an external ganglion. Eighteen pairs of such ganglia interconnect by nerve fibers to form a double chain just outside the spine and running parallel to it. Parasympathetic impulses are also relayed by...
The side of a narrow passage such as a gorge. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster's page for free...
The jawbone or mandible is the largest and main bone of the lower part of the face. Figure 1 shows the various anatomic regions of the mandible viewed from the right side. The anatomic region helps to classify the location of the fracture while the terms listed below describe the type of ...
and all cows ate silage twice daily from a feed bunk made of coarse boards. Discharge of the organism from the point source cow certainly contaminated the sideboards and bunk. Whether the organism had gained access through the oral cavity, injury to the oral cavity by wood splinters, or skin...
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