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right|thumb|Human jaws viewed from the right The jaws are a pair of opposable articulated structures at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of humans and most animals.
The jaws are a pair of movable structures at the entrance of the mouth that work together to grasp and manipulate food. They are a fundamental part of the body plan in humans and most animals, forming the structures that allow the mouth to open and close.
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168,535 papers- Imaging of Jaw Lesions.ReviewRadiologic clinics of North America · 2026Graner B, Mosier KDOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2025.06.002
- Evolution and development of the fish jaw skeleton.ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology · 2019DeLaurier ADOI: 10.1002/wdev.337
- Lesions of the Jaw.ReviewSeminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR · 2015Mosier KMDOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2015.08.003
- Human jaw and muscle modelling.ReviewArchives of oral biology · 2007Peck CC, Hannam AGDOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.11.004
- Jaw-neck motor function 2 years after whiplash trauma.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2024Eklund A, Wiesinger B, Lampa E et al.DOI: 10.1111/joor.13817
- Regulation of Jaw Length During Development, Disease, and Evolution.ReviewCurrent topics in developmental biology · 2015Schneider RADOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2015.08.002
- Embryology and Anatomy of the Jaw and Dentition.ReviewSeminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR · 2015Zohrabian VM, Poon CS, Abrahams JJDOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2015.08.002
- A jaw-dropping discovery about early mammals.Nature · 2024Luo ZXDOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-03038-5
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right|thumb|Human jaws viewed from the right The jaws are a pair of opposable articulated structures at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term jaws is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serving to open and close it and is part of the body plan of humans and most animals.
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