Sentences with phrase «of jaw size»

Our canines are an adaptation to the enlarged cranium and the reduction of our jaw size (molars from dead humans that get dug up in archaeological diggings can get mistaken with molars of some other omnivores, funny isn't it).

Quick format changes and a wide variety of jaw size configurations enable full flexibility of bag size and format, film type and application on a single packaging system.

Not exact matches

We would go through the usual routine: blood pressure (always low), heart rate (always low), measure the size of my baby bump (always jaw - droopingly huge).

The odd skeletons had prominent jaws and jutting cheekbones, and middling - sized brains more commonly seen in human ancestors from hundreds of thousands of years ago.

From a family - style plate of spaghetti with meatballs the size of softballs to barbecue cooked all night and day in massive smokers, what keeps the restaurants unique is that jaw - dropping reaction from diners.

Adults who grind their teeth must worry about jaw muscle pain or reducing the size of the teeth.

And despite David Cameron's insistence that he remains «relaxed» about the outcome of last night's Commons vote, the size of the vote comes as a stark reminder of his party's glass jaw when it comes to Europe.

«As the specimen is represented only by a large piece of jaw, it is difficult to provide a size estimate, but by using a simple scaling factor and comparing the same bone in S. sikanniensis, the Lilstock specimen is about 25 % larger.

They stripped the knee joints of calves of all their cells with detergents and enzymes and then, based on digitized x-ray images from an anonymous patient, had machines carve them into cubic - centimeter - size human jaw joints.

These include depth of the jaw, angle of the beak, size of muscle insertions, and length of the tooth row.

A sperm whale has this puny lower jaw, but it eats a huge variety of prey, from little bitty lantern fish about the size of a pocketknife to giant squid as long as a school bus.

This coyote - sized dog was a member of the extinct subfamily Borophaginae, commonly known as bone - crushing dogs because of their powerful jaws and broad teeth.

The sharks curved their tails forward until their body armor hooked oversized pieces of squid held in their jaws and then rapidly flicked their heads back to tear off bite - sized chunks.

The team conclude from the size and shape of the jaw that Baculites only ate plankton (Science, DOI: 10.1126 / science.1198793).

Previously, he's worked with science and art teachers to help a group of middle school girls reconstruct a life - sized jaw from the prehistoric shark megaladon, based on CT scans of its teeth.

Their jaws, or chelicerae, are the largest for body size among the group of animals that possess these specialized mouthparts — including horseshoe crabs, sea spiders, and arachnids — and bear most of the structures used for their classification.

They differ most obviously from their spider and scorpion relatives in three ways: their massive two - segmented jaws, which can be up to one - third of their body length and are armed with teeth and spine - like and horn - like processes of various sizes; the flagellum, found on the jaws of adult males in most species and thought to play a major role in reproduction; and the malleoli, racquet - shaped sensory organs on the underside of the first segment of the last pair of legs.

The thylacine, a hyena - size marsupial predator with long jaws and a spectacular gape, roamed freely on the island of Tasmania until the Europeans arrived around 1800.

The remarkably complete «Skull 5» features a big jaw, big teeth and overhanging eyebrows — but the brain was just one - third the size of a modern human's.

And the variation in skull size and facial shape is no greater than in other species, including both modern humans or chimps, says Ponce de León — especially when the growth of the jaw and face over a lifetime are considered.

Swiss and U.S. American researchers led by the Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zurich have discovered the fossil remains of one of the earliest large - sized predatory fishes of the Triassic period: an approximately 1.8 - meter - long primitive bony fish with long jaws and sharp teeth.

A comparison of all the otter jaw simulations revealed a linear relationship between jaw stiffness and animal size: Smaller otters had sturdier jaws.

To reconstruct the size of the Dunk's jaw muscles, Westneat and his colleague Philip Anderson, a graduate student at the University of Chicago, made foam rubber casts of the muscle cavities in a Dunkleosteus skull replica.

The size and shape of the upper jaw fragment suggests that the creature was about 4 meters long, with some other species in the Helicoprion genus measuring almost twice that length.

Along with a larger brain — about two - thirds the size of ours — came a reduction in the size and projection of the face, including much smaller teeth and jaws than those of Paranthropus (H. erectus's contemporary in Africa) and loss of the skull crest.

«Comparisons with modern reptile dissections showed that it had incredibly well - developed jaw muscles for its size, suggesting an exceptional bite, even compared to the diversity of modern reptiles,» Pritchard said.

By analysing jaw mechanics and fossil teeth, the team were able to determine that two of the earliest shrew - sized mammals, Morganucodon and Kuehneotherium, were not generalised insectivores but had already evolved specialised diets, feeding on distinct types of insects.

A terrestrial animal about the size of a large ground squirrel, Megaconus was likely an omnivore, possessing clearly mammalian dental features and jaw hinge.

Scientists measured, for example, the jaw, lip size and the nasolabial fold (the line from the corners of your nose to the corners of your mouth).

On top of that, our teeth will stay the same size even though our jaws are smaller and that's one of the reasons that you can get impacted wisdom teeth just because your brain's too big.

Next, I massage a dime - size amount of oil into my face and neck using light upward strokes and a few firmer circles on the jaw, third - eye area, and temples.

... massage a dime - size amount of oil into my face and neck using light upward strokes and a few firmer circles on the jaw, third - eye area, and temples.

Spenser has health issues like any elderly mammal, in his case: a ligament at the base of one fang sprang loose so he has a walnut - sized tumor - like thing on his jaw, doesn't seem to bother him but causes just awful bad breath; arthritis in all four corners; torn ACL on at least one hind leg; cataracts (can't hardly see) and can't hardly hear (== not afraid of thunderstorms anymore!)

Use a size - C snap - on comb to clip from the back of the head forward, and from the jaw to the top of the head.

These chews come in four different sizes to cater to the varying jaw sizes of each pooch.

As your cat's jaw gets stronger from the exercise of chewing, and she becomes more accustomed to the larger pieces, continue increasing the size of the pieces.

Some of these have been applied to compare potential jaw pressure of varying sizes and skull shapes.

Generally speaking, the later a dog shows signs of craniomandibular osteopathy the better, because the jaw reaches full size shortly after the dog is a year old.

She was recently diagnosed with lymphoma because her glands were swollen throughout her body (under jaw, armpits, groin, etc) and because a preliminary blood sample test revealed different sized cells and rapid growth which I was told is a sign of cancer even though the vet is not a pathologist.

Dr. I Lerh Brisbin at the University of Georgia has said, «The few studies which have been conducted of the structure of the skulls, mandibles and teeth of pit bulls show that, in proportion to their size, their jaw structure and thus its inferred functional morphology, is not different than that of any breed of dog.

The jaws of this dog are strong, have a good size length and should not look overloaded.

There are several factors that determine bite force, but scientists agree that the size of a dog's head has a lot to do with the amount of pressure it can exert with its jaws.

Shih Tzus often have dental problems due to the small size of their jaws.

It goes without saying that you need a toy that is appropriate to the size of your pooch's jaws.

The small size of their jaws makes their teeth weaker, so you will need to support your Chihuahua with daily dental care, including brushing.

Because of the smaller size of their teeth and jaw, smaller dogs are also prone to dental disease.

A normal adult pet mouth has jaws of equal size so that upper and lower front teeth meet in a scissors bite.

When choosing bulldog food, the physical characteristics of the kibble must be adapted to the Bulldog's size and jaw shape

Kibble A kibble designed with the optimal size and texture for the miniature jaw and slightly pointed muzzle of the Chihuahua.

Exclusive Kibble: Special Miniature Jaw This exclusive small - sized kibble has been developed to be adapted to the miniature jaw of the Chihuahua puppy.