maxilla

Sutures

... of the teeth and their sockets (or alveoli ) in maxilla and mandible. See also: condyloprotector , arthritis. Categories: Skeletal system ... Full article >>> Apert syndrome -- a condition caused by the premature closure of the sutures of the skull bones, resulting in an altered head sha...

Ocelli

...g of a labrum , a pair of mandibles , a pair of maxilla e, a labium , and a tongue like hypo pharynx ... Full article >>> simple eye; contrast to compound eye (plural, ocelli ) Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby What Topic Is Yo...

Mouth

... Mouth part in insects composed of fused second maxilla e; homologous to second maxilla e of crustacea ns. Full article >>> Computational Genetics Laboratory, Dart mouth ...

Maxilla

.... C. V. Mosby ... Full article >>> maxilla e (second maxilla e)Fifth pair of appendages in Crustacea , primarily feeding in function, derived from appendages on...

Mature ovum

... ovum a functional egg cell of an animal . maxilla In vertebrates it is the bone of the upper jaw, carrying all teeth except the incisor s. In invertebrates (arthropods) it is part of the mouth parts lying behind the jaws. Full article >>> [Gr. oon - an egg ; Gr. genesis - or...

Mandibles

...ound eye s (usually on stalk s), and two pair of maxilla e on their heads, followed by a pair of appendages on each body segment . Full article >>> mandibles . Used to manipulate solids: e.g., pollen, wax, debris in the hive. (They can also be used as weapons.) taste receptor s. The bee ...

Labrum

...g of a labrum , a pair of mandibles , a pair of maxilla e, a labium , and a tongue like hypo pharynx two pairs of wings derived from outgrowths of the body wall three pairs of walking legs ... Full article >>>...

Labium

...ower lip of insects, found immediately behind the maxilla e. Covered in Lab 12 Animal Diversity II labrum...ersity II ... Full article >>> Her maxilla e and labium are modified to form a tube through which the food is drawn up into the mouth by th...

Ectoderm

...ived character of most insects; mandibles and maxilla e not in pouches. Full article >>> ectoderm - (1) the outer cellular membrane of a diploblastic animal . (2) a: the outermost of the three primary germ layers of a triploblastic embryo . b: a tissue (as neural tissue ) derived...