Anatomy

Maxilla

One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.

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One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.

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6 entry terms
  • Maxillae
  • Maxillary Bone
  • Bone, Maxillary
  • Bones, Maxillary
  • Maxillary Bones
  • Maxillas

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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the upper jaw bone (jawbone) only; check text for loose use of "maxillary" to mean "jaw", not precisely MAXILLA; /blood supply: consider also MAXILLARY ARTERY; /growth: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; /inj: consider also MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; /innerv: consider also MAXILLARY NERVE

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  1. A02w.835w.232w.781w.324w.502w.645w
  2. A14w.521w.645w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maxilla. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008437. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008437
  2. Maxilla. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxilla
  3. Maxilla. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182895