SCIENCE
SKELETAL SYSTEM
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Question
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What is the scientific name of the ‘jaw bone’?
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Maxilla
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Mandible
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -jaw, either of a pair of bones that form the framework of the mouth of vertebrate animals, usually containing teeth and including a movable lower jaw (mandible) and fixed upper jaw (maxilla).
Detailed explanation-2: -The left and right halves of the lower jaw, or mandible, begin originally as two distinct bones, but in the second year of life the two bones fuse at the midline to form one. The horizontal central part on each side is the body of the mandible.
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