joint connecting upper and lower jaws
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011171
Synovial joint that articulates bones of upper and lower jaw. [ http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_05 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
- NCIT:C32888
Some synapsids retained two pairs of jaw joints - quadrate-articular and tempero-mandibular, but this unusual paired condition did not last long
jaw joint
craniomandibular joint
uberon
UBERON:0011171
Term relations
- skeletal joint and connects some skeleton of upper jaw and connects some skeleton of lower jaw