Maxillary Definition

Maxillary Sentence Examples

• The maxillary palps have usually three, the labial either two or four segments.

• The palps, both maxillary and labial, have two segments.

• Maxillary and labial palpi are also present, and the latter, together with the labrum or lower lip, form the rostrum.

• The premaxilla is always unpaired, but each half has three long processes directed backwards; one fuses with the maxillary bone, another helps to form the anterior part of the palate, while the third, together with its fellow, forms the " culmen " and extends backwards to the frontals, or rather to the ethmoid which there crops up on the surface.

• The nasal cavity communicates with the mouth by the choanae or posterior flares, situated between the palatine process of the maxillary, the palatine and the vomer.