Sentences with phrase «quadrate bone»

In reptiles, both today and in the past, the jaw joint lies between the articular bone at the back of the lower jaw, and the quadrate bone in the skull.

Not exact matches

For example, in snake skulls, a bone called the quadrate is elongated, which allows snakes to open their jaws very wide.
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