The human skull has many components. In fact, in an average adult human, the skull combines 22 bones. One of these bones is the mandible, more commonly known as the lower jaw. Recognized as one of the ...

This X-ray shows a broken jaw. The dark angular line near the bottom right of the jaw is the fracture. Photo courtesy of Lisa Chan, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona. What Is ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The maxillofacial bone defects after the trauma, deformity, tumor, or infection may cause severe dysfunctions and dramatically decrease the life quality of patients. According to ...

A Tibetan monk came across this mandible in 1980 while praying in the Baishya Karst Cave. Dongju Zhang, Lanzhou University Fossil evidence of the Denisovans, an extinct hominin species first ...

Studying ancient humans and our pre-human ancestors is an important and interesting field. One of the key areas of our history involves a human species known as Denisovans, which are known to have had ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — What started out as a day to find smaller handheld fossils to share with students interested in prehistoric life, ended with a bigger discovery than two science teachers ...

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