Maxillary is something related to the
maxillaThe maxilla is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible , which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes , the maxilla is sometimes called "upper maxilla", with the mandible being the "lower maxilla"...
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Maxillary is something related to the
maxillaThe maxilla is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible , which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes , the maxilla is sometimes called "upper maxilla", with the mandible being the "lower maxilla"...
bone. It may be:
- Maxillary artery
- Maxillary nerve
The maxillary nerve is one of the three branches of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve. It comprises the principal functions of sensation from the maxillary, nasal cavity, sinuses, the palate and subsequently that of the mid-face, and is intermediate, both in position and size,...
- Maxillary prominence
Continuous with the dorsal end of the mandibular arch, and growing forward from its cephalic border, is a triangular process, the maxillary process , the ventral extremity of which is separated from the mandibular arch by a ">"-shaped notch.The maxillary process forms the lateral wall and floor of...
- Maxillary sinus
The maxillary sinus is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, and is pyramidal in shape.-General characteristics:...